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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024jade1 /dʒeɪd/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Mineralogy, Jewelrya mineral, sometimes green, considered valuable as an ornament for carvings, jewelry, etc.
- Also called ˈjade ˈgreen. a color varying from bluish green to yellowish green.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024jade1 ( jād),USA pronunciation n. - Mineralogy, Jewelryeither of two minerals, jadeite or nephrite, sometimes green, highly esteemed as an ornamental stone for carvings, jewelry, etc.
- Jewelryan object, as a carving, made from this material.
- Also called jade′ green′. green, varying from bluish green to yellowish green.
- Vulgar Latin *iliata, equivalent. to Latin īli(a) flanks (see ilium) + -ata -ate1; so called because supposed to cure nephritic colic
- obsolete Spanish (piedra de) ijada (stone of ) colic
- Italian giada
- French
- 1585–95
- a worn-out, broken-down, worthless, or vicious horse.
- a disreputable or ill-tempered woman.
v.t., v.i. - to make or become dull, worn-out, or weary, as from overwork or overuse.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; of obscure origin, originally
jad′ish•ly, adv.
jad′ish•ness, n.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: jade /dʒeɪd/ n - 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
- the green colour of jade
- (as modifier): a jade skirt
Etymology: 18th Century: 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 jade /dʒeɪd/ n - an old overworked horse; nag; hack
- derogatory or facetious a woman considered to be ill-tempered or disreputable
vb - to exhaust or make exhausted from work or use
Etymology: 14th Century: of unknown originˈjadish adj |