EMERALDS

Noun

emeralds

plural of emerald

Anagrams

• demersal

Source: Wiktionary


EMERALD

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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