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jade1

Pronunciation: /dʒeɪd/

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Definition of jade

noun

[mass noun]

a hard, typically green stone used for ornaments and implements and consisting of the minerals jadeite or nephrite: [as modifier]:a jade figurine
[count noun] an ornament made of jade.
(also jade green) a light bluish-green: a silk blouse in a vivid jade green

Origin:

late 16th century: from French le jade (earlier l'ejade), from Spanish piedra de ijada 'stone of the flank' (i.e. stone for colic, which it was believed to cure)