Jade
Definition of jade:
part of speech: noun
A tired horse: a worthless nag: a woman- in contempt or irony.
part of speech: verb
part of speech: noun
A dark- green stone used for ornamental purposes.
part of speech: noun
A tired or worthless horse; a worthless woman; a dark green stone.
part of speech: verb
To tire by long continued labor.
part of speech: noun
A tired or worn- out horse; a vicious woman; a young woman; ised contemptuously or humorously; an opaque semiprecious stone of dark green color.
part of speech: verb
Usage examples for jade:
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If it were a Jade trinket inscribed with Chinese mysteries, you might imagine that it would be sought by some one- I have heard of such things- but Alice's fan has no such history.
"Lady Larkspur", Meredith Nicholson. -
" This he gave to Doolga," she said, with her lips pressed to Doolga's ear, and passed over her head a necklace of faultless beads of jade
"Six Women", Victoria Cross. -
He is a favorite in jewellery, and is often carved in jade
"Manners and Social Usages", Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood.