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Jade
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English
Noun
jade
- (uncountable) A semiprecious stone either nephrite or jadite , generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.
- (uncountable) A grayish shade of green, typical of jade stones.
- A horse too old to be put to work.
Quotations
Late 1500's
Beatrice: You always end with a jade's trick: I know you of old.
— William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing
Related Terms
- jaded
Translations
- CJK Characters: 玉; 珹; 瑭; 琁
- Chinese: 玉 (yù), 翡翠 (feicui)
- Finnish: jade
- German: Jade f
- Greek: νεφρίτης m (nefrítēs)
- Japanese: 翡翠 (ひすい, hisui)
- Korean: 비취
German
Noun
Jade f
- jade.
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