Jade-stone
21Jade (given name) — Infobox Given name 2 name = Jade | gender = unisex jade. pronunciation=JAYD | meaning = jade region = | origin = Spanish related names = Giada, Jada, Jaden| footnotes = Jade is a given name derived from the ornamental stone jade, which is used in …
22Jade use in Mesoamerica — s, symbolic weapons, and other objects. The general term jade refers to two separate rock types. The first is called nephrite, a calcium and magnesium rich amphibole mineral. Nephrite does not exist in Mesoamerica. The second is jadeitite, a… …
23jade´like´ — jade1 «jayd», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a hard stone used for jewelry and ornaments; jadeite or nephrite. Most jade is green, but some is whitish. 2. any of various other stones of similar appearance and use. 3. an object or carving made from jade …
24jade — English has two words jade, of which by far the commoner nowadays is the name of the green stone [18]. Despite the mineral’s close association with China and Japan, the term has no Oriental connections. It is of Latin origin, and started life in… …
25jade — {{11}}jade (n.1) ornamental stone, 1721, earlier iada (1590s), from Fr. le jade, error for earlier l ejade, from Sp. piedra de (la) ijada (1560s), stone of colic, pain in the side (jade was thought to cure this), from V.L. *iliata, from L. ilia… …
26jade — English has two words jade, of which by far the commoner nowadays is the name of the green stone [18]. Despite the mineral’s close association with China and Japan, the term has no Oriental connections. It is of Latin origin, and started life in… …
27jade — jade1 noun 1》 a hard, typically green, stone consisting of the minerals jadeite or nephrite, used for ornaments and jewellery. 2》 the light bluish green colour of jade. Origin C16: from Fr. le jade (earlier l ejade), from Sp. piedra de ijada… …
28jade — 1. n. 1 a hard usu. green stone composed of silicates of calcium and magnesium, or of sodium and aluminium, used for ornaments and implements. 2 the green colour of jade. Etymology: F: le jade for l ejade f. Sp. piedra de ijada stone of the flank …
29jade jade-green — colorful colorful adj. 1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}. Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing}; {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed,… …
30jade — I [[t]dʒeɪd[/t]] n. 1) mir jew either of two minerals, jadeite or nephrite, sometimes green, highly esteemed as an ornamental stone for carvings, jewelry, etc 2) jew an object, as a carving, made from either mineral 3) Also called jade′ green′.… …
