Jade

Definition of jade:

part of speech: noun

A tired horse: a worthless nag: a woman- in contempt or irony.

part of speech: verb

To weary; depress.

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

To tire: to harass.

Usage examples for jade:

• 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.