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jade
noun
a
hard
gemstone
,
typically
green
or
white
in
color
,
used
in
jewelry
and
carvings
•
She
admired
the
beautiful
green
jade
pendant
around
her
neck
.
She
admired
the
beautiful
green
jade
pendant
around
her
neck
.
•
The
museum
displayed
an
ancient
jade
statue
from
China
.
The
museum
displayed
an
ancient
jade
statue
from
China
.
The
word
'jade'
entered
English
from
French
'le
jade'
,
a
shortening
of
'l'ejade'
,
from
Spanish
'piedra
de
ijada'
(
'stone
of
the
flank'
),
as
it
was
believed
to
cure
pains
in
the
side
or
kidneys
.
verb
-
jade
,
jading
,
jades
,
jaded
to
make
someone
feel
tired
or
bored
by
being
uninteresting
or
demanding
too
much
•
The
long
lecture
jaded
the
students
.
The
long
lecture
jaded
the
students
.
•
Repetitive
chores
can
jade
anyone
.
Repetitive
chores
can
jade
anyone
.
noun
an
old
,
tired
,
or
worthless
horse
•
The
farmer's
old
jade
could
no
longer
pull
the
plow
.
The
farmer's
old
jade
could
no
longer
pull
the
plow
.
•
He
bought
a
cheap
jade
at
the
market
.
He
bought
a
cheap
jade
at
the
market
.
noun
a
disreputable
or
ill-tempered
woman
(
dated
,
offensive
)
•
The
shrewish
jade
berated
her
servants
.
The
shrewish
jade
berated
her
servants
.
•
He
called
his
nagging
neighbor
an
old
jade
.
He
called
his
nagging
neighbor
an
old
jade
.