Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A brilliant green to grass-green transparent variety of beryl, used as a gemstone.
- noun A strong yellowish green.
- adjective Of a strong yellowish green.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A variety of the mineral beryl, having a deep, clear green color, and when transparent highly prized as a gem.
- noun The name in Great Britain of a size of printing-type, intermediate between minion (which is larger) and nonpareil (which is smaller), and measuring 138 lines to the foot. It is not used in the United States.
- noun In entomology, one of several small green geometrid moths, as the grass emerald, Pseudoterpna pruinata, and the Essex emerald, Phorodesma smaragdaria.
- Of a bright green, like emerald.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald.
- adjective (Zoöl.) a fish of the Gulf of Mexico (
Gobionellus oceanicus ), remarkable for the brilliant green and blue color of the base of the tongue; -- whence the name; -- called alsoesmeralda . - adjective a very durable pigment, of a vivid light green color, made from the arseniate of copper; green bice; Scheele's green; -- also used adjectively.
- adjective a name given to Ireland on account of the brightness of its verdure.
- adjective (Min.) See
Hiddenite . - adjective (Min.) See
Zaratite . - noun (Min.) A precious stone of a rich green color, a variety of beryl. See
beryl . - noun (Print.) A kind of type, in size between minion and nonpare�l. It is used by English printers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of a rich
green colour. - noun Any of various green
gemstones , especially a greentransparent form ofberyl , highly valued as a precious stone. - noun
emerald green
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
- noun the green color of an emerald
- noun a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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According to Theophrastus, the stone which he calls emerald, and from which large obelists were cut, must have been an imperfect jasper.
COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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Considering the particular emerald which is a variety of beryl -- although the name emerald in the trade is applied somewhat loosely to any stone which is of the same colour, or approaching the colour of the beryl variety -- this emerald only differs chemically from the beryl, just described, in possessing an addition of oxide of chromium.
The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones John Mastin
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Christina opted for florals (and showed off a pair of dark-rimmed glasses), Elisabeth donned an embellished, champagne-colored frock and Cara stood out in emerald green and a statement necklace.
Christina Hendricks, Elisabeth Moss & Cara Buono Step Out To 'Mad Men' Finale In Style (PHOTOS, POLL) Hilary Moss 2010
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The word itself conjures up images of dusty farm boots and tractors, piles of lush vegetables and happy, grass-fed animals frolicking in emerald green valleys.
Elissa Altman: The Real L Word Elissa Altman 2010
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Christina opted for florals (and showed off a pair of dark-rimmed glasses), Elisabeth donned an embellished, champagne-colored frock and Cara stood out in emerald green and a statement necklace.
Christina Hendricks, Elisabeth Moss & Cara Buono Step Out To 'Mad Men' Finale In Style (PHOTOS, POLL) Hilary Moss 2010
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Christina opted for florals (and showed off a pair of dark-rimmed glasses), Elisabeth donned an embellished, champagne-colored frock and Cara stood out in emerald green and a statement necklace.
Christina Hendricks, Elisabeth Moss & Cara Buono Step Out To 'Mad Men' Finale In Style (PHOTOS, POLL) Hilary Moss 2010
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The word itself conjures up images of dusty farm boots and tractors, piles of lush vegetables and happy, grass-fed animals frolicking in emerald green valleys.
Elissa Altman: The Real L Word Elissa Altman 2010
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The word itself conjures up images of dusty farm boots and tractors, piles of lush vegetables and happy, grass-fed animals frolicking in emerald green valleys.
Elissa Altman: The Real L Word Elissa Altman 2010
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The ownership of a gigantic emerald is disputed, and soon the current Lord Attenbury comes to ask for help in proving that it belongs to his family.
Laura Wilson's crime fiction choice - review Laura Wilson 2010
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Christina opted for florals (and showed off a pair of dark-rimmed glasses), Elisabeth donned an embellished, champagne-colored frock and Cara stood out in emerald green and a statement necklace.
Christina Hendricks, Elisabeth Moss & Cara Buono Step Out To 'Mad Men' Finale In Style (PHOTOS, POLL) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
chained_bear commented on the word emerald
The H.M.S. Emerald was listed as a "transport" captured at Yorktown in 1781.
October 29, 2007
reesetee commented on the word emerald
The Honduran Emerald is a hummingbird endemic to a small area of dry forest in Honduras. Its total world population is less than 200 individuals.
December 20, 2007
treeseed commented on the word emerald
a town in Pennsylvania, USA
February 27, 2008
yarb commented on the word emerald
See mangold for verbing.
September 6, 2011
vendingmachine commented on the word emerald
Colombia is by far the world's largest producer of emeralds, followed by Zambia. In the U.S., emeralds have been found in Connecticut, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina and South Carolina.
June 25, 2015