Jade
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Noun
jade
- (uncountable) A semiprecious stone either nephrite or jadite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.
- (colour) A grayish shade of green, typical of jade stones.
jade colour:
- A horse too old to be put to work.
- A woman, especially in contempt.
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Quotations
Late 1500's
Beatrice: You always end with a jade's trick: I know you of old.
— William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing
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Translations
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Adjective
jade
- (colour) Of a grayish shade of green, typical of jade stones.
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