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jade
1[ jeyd ]
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.
jade
2[ jeyd ]
noun
- a worn-out, broken-down, worthless, or vicious horse.
- a disreputable or ill-tempered woman.
verb (used with or without object)
- to make or become dull, worn-out, or weary, as from overwork or overuse.
jade
1/ 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
jade
2/ dʒeɪd /
noun
- an old overworked horse; nag; hack
- derogatory.a woman considered to be ill-tempered or disreputable
verb
- to exhaust or make exhausted from work or use
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.
Derived Forms
- ˈjadeˌlike, adjective
- ˈjadishly, adverb
- ˈjadish, adjective
- ˈjadishness, noun
Other Words From
- jade·like adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of jade1
Origin of jade2
Word History and Origins
Origin of jade1
Origin of jade2
Example Sentences
The portrait, titled Amy Jade, depicts the tattooed songstress with her signature beehive hairstyle in a yellow dress.
The result is a jade green soup that is smooth and gently tonic.
In 1996 the demand got so overwhelming that I made [Jade and Pearl] my focus.
Starita first opened Jade and Pearl in 1974, but always maintained it as a side project while holding down full-time jobs.
Is he a bearded Mongolian warrior on horseback, decked out in lustrous jade and gold armor?
Frey was watching her and then he was glancing sideways to a little jade box that held cigarettes.
She blinked some more and then she reached out to the little jade box and took a cigarette.
Kano sat as she had left him, motionless, now, as the white jade vase within the tokonoma.
Here are found richly hand-carved furniture, splendid jade and malachite vases.
And so staid without a good while, and saw my Lady Peters, an impudent jade, soliciting all the Lords on her behalf.
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