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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
em·er·ald       [em-er-uhld, em-ruhld] Pronunciation Key
–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 61/2 -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)]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
em·er·ald       (ěm'ər-əld, ěm'rəld)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A brilliant green to grass-green transparent variety of beryl, used as a gemstone.
  2. A strong yellowish green.

adj.   Of a strong yellowish green.


[Middle English emeraude, from Old French, from Medieval Latin esmeralda, esmeraldus, from Latin smaragdus, from Greek smaragdos.]

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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]

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
emerald

noun
1. a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone 
2. a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem 
3. the green color of an emerald 

The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
emerald       (ěm'ər-əld)  Pronunciation Key 
A transparent, green form of the mineral beryl. It is valued as a gem.

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This

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)

U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This

Emerald Isle, NC (town, FIPS 21160) Location: 34.66642 N, 77.02918 W
Population (1990): 2434 (4574 housing units)
Area: 13.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 28594

Emerald Beach, MO (village, FIPS 22250) Location: 36.57414 N, 93.67075 W
Population (1990): 172 (165 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Emerald Lake Hills, CA (CDP, FIPS 22587) Location: 37.46460 N, 122.26692 W
Population (1990): 3328 (1248 housing units)
Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Emerald, PA Zip code(s): 18080

Emerald, WI Zip code(s): 54012

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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."

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