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jade

2  [jeyd] noun, verb, jad⋅ed, jad⋅ing.
–noun
1. a worn-out, broken-down, worthless, or vicious horse.
2. a disreputable or ill-tempered woman.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
3. to make or become dull, worn-out, or weary, as from overwork or overuse.
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Origin:
1350–1400; ME; of obscure orig.

Related forms:
jadish, adjective
jad⋅ish⋅ly, adverb
jad⋅ish⋅ness, noun
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jade 2   (jād)   
v.   jad·ed, jad·ing, jades

v.   tr.
To wear out, as by overuse or overindulgence. See Synonyms at tire1.
v.   intr.
To become weary or spiritless.
n.  

  1. A broken-down or useless horse; a nag.

  2. A woman regarded as disreputable or shrewish.


[From Middle English iade, cart-horse, nag; akin to Swedish dialectal jälda, mare, possibly of Finno-Ugric origin.]
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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.
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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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