jade
Word family adjectivejadedjadishadverbjadedlynounjadednessjaderyjade
Jewellery, Colours
jade /dʒeɪd/ noun [uncountableU] 1 
DCJa hard, usually green, stone often used to make jewellery 碧玉；翡翠
DCJa hard, usually green, stone often used to make jewellery 碧玉；翡翠 a jade necklace
翡翠项链
2. (also jade green)CC the light green colour of jade 翡翠色；绿玉色
Examples from the Corpus
jade• There had been stone dragons, and jade dragons so delicate that they disintegrated at a puff of breath.• Uncle Shim would dab his mouth with a silk handkerchief, adjusting his green jade bowtie.• I don't deal in jade.• Indeed it is hardly too much to speak of jade and gold as embodying distinct standards of value.• That sort of green, a clear, pale, jade, was her colour.• Silk, jade and spices became valued commodities.• She stole the jade but she's trying to put the blame on me.• Drinking water in which jade has been soaked will strengthen your body.
(1500-1600) French from early Spanish (piedra de la) ijada “(stone of the) lower back”; because it was believed that jade cures pain in the kidneys
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