Jades Word Meaning

Etymology:

late 16th century: from French le jade (earlier l'ejade), from Spanish piedra de ijada ‘stone of the flank’ (i.e. stone for colic, which it was believed to cure)

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Definition:

a hard, typically green stone used for ornaments and implements and consisting of the minerals jadeite or nephrite

Short Definition:

hard stone used for ornaments and implements

Examples:

• a jade figurine