nephrite
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of nephrite
From the German word Nephrit, dating back to 1785–95. See nephr-, -ite 1
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Example Sentences
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The bad news for the Richmond museum: Most of Mrs. Pratt’s two dozen flowers made of semiprecious stones like nephrite and bowenite are Fauxbergé.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2011
And it may in fact be any one of three very hard minerals: nephrite, jadeite and chloromelanite.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under it one may purchase jadeite, nephrite, bowenite, amazonite, or frequently simply green glass.
From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Wade, Frank Bertram
The various weapons of nephrite that we had an opportunity of examining were of a pale green colour, which became 119transparent at the sharp edge, which ran all round, and had a peculiar flame-like glow.
The walls and pillars are inlaid with costly stones of various shapes: lapis-lazuli and malachite, nephrite and agate.
From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders
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