Synonyms:
jade, jade-green
Meaning: of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
jade, jadestone
Meaning: a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite
Usage examples
So the Master Thief soon got hold of an old worn-out jade of a mare, and set to work, and made traces and collar of withies and broom-twigs, and bought an old beggarly cart and a great cask.
To this demand Robinson answered, with great alacrity, that he should very gladly have complied, had not fortune played one of her jade tricks with him: "for since my winning of you," said he, "I have been stript not only of your money but my own." He was going to harangue farther; but Booth, with great indignation, turned from him.