EMERALD

emerald

(noun) the green color of an emerald

emerald

(noun) a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

emerald

(noun) a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Proper noun

Emerald

A town in Queensland, Australia.

(rare) A female given name from English.

Etymology

Noun

emerald (countable and uncountable, plural emeralds)

Any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone.

Emerald green, a colour.

Any hummingbird in the genera Chlorostilbon and Elvira; and some in the genus Amazilia

(dated, printing, UK) A size of type between nonpareil and minion, standardized as 6½-point.

Synonyms

• (gemstone): smaragd (obsolete)

• (type size, US): minionette

Adjective

emerald (comparative more emerald, superlative most emerald)

Of a rich green colour.

Verb

emerald (third-person singular simple present emeralds, present participle emeralding, simple past and past participle emeralded)

(transitive, poetic) To ornament with, or as if with, emeralds; to make green.

Source: Wiktionary

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Em"er*ald, n. Etym: [OE. emeraude, OF. esmeraude, esmeralde, F. émeraude, L. smaragdus, fr. Gr. marakata.]

1. (Min.)

Definition: A precious stone of a rich green color, a variety of beryl. See Beryl.

2. (Print.)

Definition: A kind of type, in size between minion and nonpare

Note: * This line is printed in the type called emerald.

Em"er*ald, a.

Definition: Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. "Emerald meadows." Byron. Emerald fish (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 also esmeralda.

– Emerald green, a very durable pigment, of a vivid light green color, made from the arseniate of copper; green bice; Scheele's green; -- also used adjectively; as, emerald green crystals.

– Emerald Isle, a name given to Ireland on account of the brightness of its verdure.

– Emerald spodumene, or Lithia emerald. (Min.) See Hiddenite.

– Emerald nickel. (Min.) See Zaratite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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