Jade
- Jade
- Jade Jade (j[=a]d), n. [F., fr. Sp. jade, fr. piedra de ijada
stone of the side, fr. ijada flank, side, pain in the side,
the stone being so named because it was supposed to cure this
pain. Sp. ijada is derived fr. L. ilia flanks. Cf. {Iliac}.]
1. (Min.) A stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but
sometimes whitish. It is very hard and compact, capable of
fine polish, and is used for ornamental purposes and for
implements, esp. in Eastern countries and among many early
peoples.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The general term jade includes nephrite, a compact
variety of tremolite with a specific gravity of 3, and
also the mineral jadeite, a silicate of alumina and
soda, with a specific gravity of 3.3. The latter is the
more highly prized and includes the feitsui of the
Chinese. The name has also been given to other tough
green minerals capable of similar use.
[1913 Webster]
2. A color resembling that of jade[1]; it varies from
yellowish-green to bluish-green.
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