jade

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color,…

   A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.

   • Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.
2. 2

   A bright shade of slightly bluish or greyish green, typical of polished jade stones.

3. 3

   A succulent plant, Crassula ovata.

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   1. 4

      Of a grayish shade of green, typical of jade stones.

   2. 5

      A horse too old to be put to work.

      • Shee hath more qualities then a Water-Spaniell, […] Shee can fetch and carry: why a horſe can doe no more; nay, a horſe cannot fetch, but onely carry, therefore is ſhee better then a Iade.
      • That Iade hath eate bread from my Royall hand. / This hand hath made him proud with clapping him.
      • [F]requent jot / Of his hard ſetting jade did ſo confound / The vvords that he by papyr-ſtealth had got, / That their loſt ſenſe the youngſter could not ſound, / Though he vvith mimical attention did abound.
   3. 6

      A bad-tempered or disreputable woman.

      • You alwayes end with a iades tricke, I knowe you of olde.
      • You shall pay me for the plague of having you eternally in my sight—do you hear, damnable jade?
   4. 7

      To fatigue, tire, or weary (someone or something).

   5. 8

      To treat (someone or something) like a jade

      To treat (someone or something) like a jade; to spurn.

      • The nere-yet beaten Horſe of Parthia, / We haue iaded out o'th' Field.
   6. 9

      To make (someone or something) contemptible and ridiculous.

      • I do not now foole my ſelfe, to let imagination iade mee; for euery reaſon excites to this, that my Lady loues me.
   7. 10

      A female given name from English.

      • Emily. Em-il-y, three syllables, like a knock on the door of destiny. Such an odd, old-fashioned name, compared to those Kylies and Traceys and Jades — names that reeked of Impulse and grease and stood out in gaudy neon colours —
   8. 11

      A surname

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