emerald
a rare variety of beryl that is colored green by chromium and valued as a gem.
Printing. (in Britain) a 6½-point type of a size between nonpareil and minion.
Ornithology. any of numerous small bright green hummingbirds of the genus Chlorostilbon.
having a clear, deep-green color.
Origin of emerald
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How to use emerald in a sentence
When Bobby climbed out of the family pool after his morning laps, his beauty was rivaled only by Sue Ellen doing the same but in her neon emerald one-piece.
To detox from the news, I binge-watched ‘Dallas.’ It was more than just fun. | Sibbie O'Sullivan | January 20, 2021 | Washington PostAs we've reported previously, after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, Fenn buried a treasure chest filled with gold, rubies, emeralds, and diamonds somewhere in the Rocky Mountains.
Fenn treasure hunter pleads guilty for damage caused in Yellowstone Park | Jennifer Ouellette | January 12, 2021 | Ars TechnicaHere, amid the rich, dark earth and emerald farm fields, she is home.
Sansevieria masoniana, for example, looks like a “tie-dye tongue sticking out of a pot,” and Sansevieria cylindrica “looks like a miniature emerald city,” she says.
Online plant sellers are having a moment. Here’s where to shop. | Lindsey Roberts | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostYou’ll see a big rockface, and it has gone from a light covering of green moss, to this dense emerald green.
The Greening of Antarctica - Issue 90: Something Green | Marissa Grunes | October 7, 2020 | Nautilus
But they had not quit and here they now were as the emerald Society Pipes and Drums came into the Garden.
The NYPD emerald Society pipes and drums struck up a slow march and the procession began the journey to the cemetery.
Choking Back Tears, Thousands of Cops Honor Fallen Officer Ramos | Michael Daly | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn April, the 19-year-old brunette in an emerald gown was crowned Miss Honduras.
On the way down into Spain the road several times broke from tree cover in valleys that were a sea of saturated emerald.
My first week in Tel Aviv was one meeting followed by another, affording little time to enjoy this emerald by the sea of a city.
I Traveled 6,000 Miles and a Lifetime to See the Pride Flag Fly at the U.S. Embassy in Israel | Jim Neal | June 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis would mean an additional two weeks to the tour, and no doubt more time could pleasantly be spent in the emerald Isle.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyPeople say that the emerald means success in love, replied Mrs. Towne.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. DrinkwaterThe cropped grass shone clear as emerald, and all the garden showed clear-cut and solid and stable in its propriety and order.
The Creators | May SinclairI looked into the sky again, and saw a second sun,—this one a beautiful emerald green.
Urania | Camille FlammarionOf a sudden they passed from the wood, and saw before them a wide prairie of emerald grass.
God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
British Dictionary definitions for emerald
/ (ˈɛmərəld, ˈɛmrəld) /
a green transparent variety of beryl: highly valued as a gem
the clear green colour of an emerald
(as adjective): an emerald carpet
(formerly) a size of printer's type approximately equal to 6 1/2 point
short for emerald moth
Origin of emerald
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Scientific definitions for emerald
[ ĕm′ər-əld ]
A transparent, green form of the mineral beryl. It is valued as a gem.
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