emerald
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- noun
- /ˈɛmərəld/
:
esmeralda
- When we say jewels, we mean... ...Indian diamonds, Burmese rubies and Colombian emeralds the size of your fist.
- emerald ring
- emerald necklace
- carat emerald
And so the natural emerald market has completely recovered.
- And so the natural emerald market has completely recovered.
- And that there were neutral angels that brought this emerald to earth and that this emerald then became known as the Grail.
- Went right through me without some crushed rubies, sapphires and couple of emeralds.
- Like you, you had different colours, you had sapphires, emeralds, you know, you, you had the, the biggest value.
Examples
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In front of them is a big gate, all studded with emeralds that glitter in the sun.
Fiction book (1999) -
"Your eyes are as green as the emeralds you mine," she said quietly.
Fiction book (1999) -
I promised to guard this emerald with my life.
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And so the natural emerald market has completely recovered.
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It is the largest emerald in the world.
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All eyes drift back to the emeralds on the table.
Fiction book (1996) -
Yes, it's gold with emeralds and pearls.
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Those emeralds were a gift from the Kaiser.
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They're picking up a guy smuggling emeralds out of South America.
Fiction book (1996) -
Her necklace sparkled with a stunning emerald that caught everyone's attention.
Synonyms
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1.3
A small valuable stone cut and polished for use in jewelry or decoration
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3.3
A hard, shiny stone cut and polished for use in jewelry
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3.4
A rare valuable gem like a diamond used in jewelry
An old word used in poems for the green gemstone emerald
Compounds
- Literature
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6.1
A poetic name for the island of Ireland covering both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
- Philippine
A strong evergreen climbing plant with bright green claw-shaped flowers
A small freshwater fish with a blunt nose and bright green colour found in North American lakes and rivers
How Valuable
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word emerald comes from an old Greek word smaragdos that meant 'green gem'. It passed through Latin and French into English, so emerald today names the bright green precious stone.