jade
1[ jeyd ]
/ dʒeɪd /
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noun
either of two minerals, jadeite or nephrite, sometimes green, highly esteemed as an ornamental stone for carvings, jewelry, etc.
an object, as a carving, made from this material.
Also called jade green . green, varying from bluish green to yellowish green.
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Origin of jade
1OTHER WORDS FROM jade
jadelike, adjectiveDefinition for jade (2 of 2)
jade2
[ jeyd ]
/ dʒeɪd /
noun
a worn-out, broken-down, worthless, or vicious horse.
a disreputable or ill-tempered woman.
verb (used with or without object), jad·ed, jad·ing.
to make or become dull, worn-out, or weary, as from overwork or overuse.
Origin of jade
21350–1400; Middle English; of obscure origin
OTHER WORDS FROM jade
jadish, adjectivejad·ish·ly, adverbjad·ish·ness, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for jade
To adapt a Baconian phrase, the weather is the one subject that you cannot dull by jading it too far.
Essays in Rebellion|Henry W. NevinsonTwo red-moon changes ago, in the final jading month of the rains, the pygmy word "kaksma" had been only a symbol.
West Of The Sun|Edgar Pangborn
British Dictionary definitions for jade (1 of 2)
jade1
/ (dʒeɪd) /
noun
- a semiprecious stone consisting of either jadeite or nephrite. It varies in colour from white to green and is used for making ornaments and jewellery
- (as modifier)jade ornaments
- the green colour of jade
- (as modifier)a jade skirt
Derived forms of jade
jadelike, adjectiveWord Origin for jade
C18: from French, from Italian giada, from obsolete Spanish piedra de ijada colic stone (literally: stone of the flank, because it was believed to cure renal colic); ijada, from Vulgar Latin īliata (unattested) flanks, from Latin īlia, plural of īlium; see ileum
British Dictionary definitions for jade (2 of 2)
jade2
/ (dʒeɪd) /
noun
an old overworked horse; nag; hack
derogatory, or facetious a woman considered to be ill-tempered or disreputable
verb
to exhaust or make exhausted from work or use
Derived forms of jade
jadish, adjectivejadishly, adverbjadishness, nounWord Origin for jade
C14: of unknown origin
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Scientific definitions for jade
jade
[ jād ]
A hard gemstone that is pale green or white and consists either of the mineral jadeite (a pyroxene) or the mineral nephrite (an amphibole). It usually forms within metamorphic rocks.
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