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em⋅er⋅ald
[em-er-uh
ld, em-ruhld] 
–noun
| 1. | a rare variety of beryl that is colored green by chromium and valued as a gem. |
| 2. | emerald green. |
| 3. | Printing. (in Britain) a 6 1/2 -point type of a size between nonpareil and minion. |
| 4. | Ornithology. any of numerous small bright green hummingbirds of the genus Chlorostilbon. |
–adjective
| 5. | having a clear, deep-green color. |
Origin:
1250–1300; ME emeraude, emeralde < AF, OF esmeraude, esmeralde, esmeragde < L smaragdus < Gk smáragdos; prob. ult. < Sem b-r-q shine (≫ Skt marāk(a)la emerald)
1250–1300; ME emeraude, emeralde < AF, OF esmeraude, esmeralde, esmeragde < L smaragdus < Gk smáragdos; prob. ult. < Sem b-r-q shine (≫ Skt marāk(a)la emerald)
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| em·er·ald (ěm'ər-əld, ěm'rəld) n.
[Middle English emeraude, from Old French, from Medieval Latin esmeralda, esmeraldus, from Latin smaragdus, from Greek smaragdos.] |
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Emerald
Em"er*ald\, n. [OE. emeraude, OF. esmeraude, esmeralde, F. ['e]meraude, L. smaragdus, fr. Gr. ?; cf. ?kr. marakata.]1. (Min.) A precious stone of a rich green color, a variety of beryl. See Beryl. 2. (Print.) A kind of type, in size between minion and nonpare?l. It is used by English printers. Note: [hand] This line is printed in the type called emerald.Emerald
Em"er*ald\, a. Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. "Emerald meadows." --Byron. Emerald fish (Zo["o]l.), a fish of the Gulf of Mexico (Gobionellus oceanicus), remarkable for the brilliant green and blue color of the base of the tongue; -- whence the name; -- called also esmeralda. Emerald green, a very durable pigment, of a vivid light green color, made from the arseniate of copper; green bice; Scheele's green; -- also used adjectively; as, emerald green crystals. Emerald Isle, a name given to Ireland on account of the brightness of its verdure. Emerald spodumene, or Lithia emerald. (Min.) See Hiddenite. Emerald nickel. (Min.) See Zaratite.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Emerald
Spanish:
esmeralda,
German:
der Smaragd,
Japanese:
エメラルド
emerald
c.1300, from O.Fr. emeraude, from M.L. esmaraldus, from L. smaragdus, from Gk. smaragdos "green gem," from Sem. baraq "shine" (cf. Heb. bareqeth "emerald," Arabic barq "lightning"). Skt. maragdam "emerald" is from the same source, as is Pers. zumurrud, whence Turk. zümrüd, source of Rus. izumrud "emerald."
"In early examples the word, like most other names of precious stones, is of vague meaning; the mediæval references to the stone are often based upon the descriptions given by classical writers of the smaragdus, the identity of which with our emerald is doubtful." [OED]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| emerald (ěm'ər-əld) Pronunciation Key
A transparent, green form of the mineral beryl. It is valued as a gem. |
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Emerald
An object-oriented distributed programming language and environment developed at the University of Washington in the early 1980s. Emeral was the successor to EPL. It is strongly typed and uses signatures and prototypes rather than inheritance.
["Distribution and Abstract Types in Emerald", A. Black et al, IEEE Trans Soft Eng SE-13(1):65-76 (Jan 1987)].
(1994-11-09)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Emerald
Heb. nophek (Ex. 28:18; 39:11); i.e., the "glowing stone", probably the carbuncle, a precious stone in the breastplate of the high priest. It is mentioned (Rev. 21:19) as one of the foundations of the New Jerusalem. The name given to this stone in the New Testament Greek is smaragdos, which means "live coal."
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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