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emerald

[ em-er-uhld, em-ruhld ]

noun

  1. a rare variety of beryl that is colored green by chromium and valued as a gem.
  2. Printing. (in Britain) a 6½-point type of a size between nonpareil and minion.
  3. Ornithology. any of numerous small bright green hummingbirds of the genus Chlorostilbon.


adjective

  1. having a clear, deep-green color.

emerald

/ ˈɛmrəld; ˈɛmərəld /

noun

  1. a green transparent variety of beryl: highly valued as a gem
    1. the clear green colour of an emerald
    2. ( as adjective )

      an emerald carpet

  2. (formerly) a size of printer's type approximately equal to 6 1 2 point
  3. short for emerald moth


emerald

/ ĕmər-əld /

  1. A transparent, green form of the mineral beryl. It is valued as a gem.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of emerald1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English emeraude, emeralde, from Anglo-French, Old French esmeraude, esmeralde, esmeragde, from Latin smaragdus, from Greek smáragdos; probably ultimately from Semitic b-r-q “to shine,” also the ultimate source of Sanskrit marakata “emerald”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of emerald1

C13: from Old French esmeraude, from Latin smaragdus, from Greek smaragdos; related to Sanskrit marakata emerald

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Example Sentences

But they had not quit and here they now were as the Emerald Society Pipes and Drums came into the Garden.

The NYPD Emerald Society pipes and drums struck up a slow march and the procession began the journey to the cemetery.

In April, the 19-year-old brunette in an emerald gown was crowned Miss Honduras.

On the way down into Spain the road several times broke from tree cover in valleys that were a sea of saturated emerald.

My first week in Tel Aviv was one meeting followed by another, affording little time to enjoy this emerald by the sea of a city.

This would mean an additional two weeks to the tour, and no doubt more time could pleasantly be spent in the Emerald Isle.

People say that the emerald means success in love, replied Mrs. Towne.

The cropped grass shone clear as emerald, and all the garden showed clear-cut and solid and stable in its propriety and order.

I looked into the sky again, and saw a second sun,—this one a beautiful emerald green.

Of a sudden they passed from the wood, and saw before them a wide prairie of emerald grass.

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