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jade

UK/d͡ʒeɪd/ US/ˈdʒeɪd/ fairly common
noun (4) adjective (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite

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3.

a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green

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4.

an old or over-worked horse

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adjective

1.

similar to the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green

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Origin

From Middle English jade, chade, either a variant of yaud or merely influenced by it. Yaud derives from Old Norse jalda (“mare”), from a Uralic language, such as Moksha эльде (elde) or Erzya эльде (elde). See yaud for more.

Phrases

  • Caledon jade green
  • dwarf jade
  • golden jade
  • hard jade
  • imperial jade
  • Jade City
  • jade egg
  • jade gate

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