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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
jade′like′, adj. jade2 ( jād),USA pronunciation n., v., jad•ed, jad•ing. n. - 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, adj. jad′ish•ly, adv. jad′ish•ness, n.
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