jade
Of a grayish shade of green, typical of jade stonesOf a grayish shade of green, typical of jade stones.
/d͡ʒeɪd/
» You sound somewhat jaded.
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1 senses(not comparable)Of a grayish shade of green, typical of jade stones.
of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green
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Borrowed from French le jade, rebracketing of earlier l'éjade (“jade”), from Spanish piedrBorrowed from French le jade, rebracketing of earlier l'éjade (“jade”), from Spanish piedra de ijada (“flank stone”), via Vulgar Latin *iliata from Latin ilia (“flank”). (Jade was thought to cure pains in the side.)
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