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
"It is nephrite, or Maori greenstone," replied Musard.
From The Hand in the Dark by Arthur J. (Arthur John) Rees
Most of the jade of the variety nephrite that is obtained to-day comes from several of the provinces of China or from Siberia or from Turkestan.
From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Frank Bertram Wade
Several of them are of nephrite, chloromelanite, and jade; and their number, as compared with those in minerals native to Switzerland, varies from five to eight per cent.
From Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples by N. D'Anvers
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