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jadelike

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jade

1  [jeyd]
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–noun
1. either of two minerals, jadeite or nephrite, sometimes green, highly esteemed as an ornamental stone for carvings, jewelry, etc.
2. an object, as a carving, made from this material.
3. Also called jade green. green, varying from bluish green to yellowish green.
Origin:
1585–95; < F < It giada < obs. Sp (piedra de) ijada (stone of) colic < VL *iliata, equiv. to L īli(a) flanks (see ilium ) + -ata -ate 1 ; so called because supposed to cure nephritic colic

Related forms:
jadelike, adjective
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Word Origin & History

jade  (2)
"worn-out horse," c.1386, possibly from O.N. jalda "mare," from Finno-Ugric (cf. Mordvin al'd'a "mare"). As a term of abuse for a woman, it dates from 1560. Jaded "dulled by continual indulgence" is from 1631.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Science Dictionary
jade   (jād)  Pronunciation Key 
A hard gemstone that is pale green or white and consists either of the mineral jadeite (a pyroxene) or the mineral nephrite (an amphibole). It usually forms within metamorphic rocks.
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