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emerald Definition

em·er·ald (emər əld)

noun

  1. a transparent, bright-green precious stone; green variety of beryl
  2. a similar variety of corundum
  3. bright green

Etymology: ME & OFr emeralde < VL smaraldus, for L smaragdus < Gr smaragdos, of non-European orig.

adjective

  1. bright-green
  2. made of or with an emerald or emeralds
  3. designating or of a rectangular cut for gems used esp. with emeralds

emerald Synonyms

emerald

modif.

bright green, verdigris, malachite; see green 1.

emerald Synonyms

emerald

n.

rare green beryl, valuable gem, precious stone; see jewel 1.

emerald Usage Examples

Preposition: from

source: Emeralds from different sources have distinctive luminescent spectra and the usefulness of the results is evaluated.

Converse of object

  • sell: In 2000, auctioneers Christies sold a 10 carat emerald for over $ 1 million, equal to over $ 100,000 per carat.
  • include: Their total haul was estimated to be around £ 1.25 million and included emeralds, sapphires and valuable computer systems.
  • grow: Last song sang of a ' slowly fading sky growing emerald ' .
  • take: Trying my patience, this Bruiser then asks me how to take the emeralds from their glass case.
  • steal: Dolland explains that he had stolen an emerald which Reece had himself wanted.

Adjective modifier

  • synthetic: Similar inclusions in Chatham synthetic emeralds are also characterized.
  • green: In addition Zambia is the leading producer of precious and semi-precious gemstones including the rare beauty, the green emerald.
  • uncut: Your prize a genuine uncut Columbian emerald weighing over 1 carat.
  • large: She was wearing a very large emerald on her left finger.
  • bright: Bright emerald green 100 % cotton with a cute flecked pattern in bright blue, red and yellow.
  • natural: A handcrafted pendant made using sterling silver from Bali, freshwater pearls and precious stones of natural emerald or ruby.

Modifies a noun

  • fulltext: Emerald Fulltext - academic journals from a range of subject areas.
  • damselfly: The emerald damselfly, which is not common in Devon, has been recorded here.
  • isle: There is no where quite like the emerald isle.
  • dove: There were lots of emerald doves along the tracks.
  • necklace: Blake comes to the rescue and also recovers the emerald necklace but Kew gets away to fight another day.
  • green: The shades of colors vary from emerald green inland to intense blue outward.

Noun used with modifier

  • chaos: When coming down you can collect more rings and chaos emeralds, but beware of the bombs!
  • carat: Q: What is the value of a one carat emerald?