jade
1
9.9
- noun
- /dʒeɪd/
- Archaic
:
jaca
- The only hint of his anger was the fire in his jade-green eyes.
Examples
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"Let the galled jade wince."
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Deja and Jade, your daddy is a funny guy.
Fiction book (2000) -
There are knives and a jade blade for cutting off your neck.
Fiction book (2000) -
"Who is that?" Leia asked, and Jaina, equally curious, brought the Jade Sabre about hard.
Fiction book (2000) -
Jaina took the Jade Sabre at a swift but steady pace toward the distant Mediator.
Fiction book (2000) -
"Fast to the Mediator," Leia instructed her daughter, and Jaina swung the Jade Sabre about yet again.
Fiction book (2000) -
"They were not exactly the female companionship he had in mind, but there were worse sights to behold first thing in the morning than his twin nieces, Deja and Jade.
Fiction book (2000) -
He watered spider plants and a jade tree, mixing in Miracle Grow to nourish a sickly palm that, the note attached to its pot explained, had been scorched in the heat.
Fiction book (1997) -
The farmer had to retire his old jade after years of hard work on the fields.
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After long rides, the once spirited horse became a tired jade that could barely trot.
Synonyms
8
6.3
An old horse that is tired from hard work
1
9.9
An old worn-out horse used for work
An old horse that is weak and not fit for regular work
Antonyms
Compounds
- Philippine
A climbing evergreen plant with bright green claw-shaped flowers used for decoration
How Worn
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jade meaning an old or worn-out horse comes from an old word for a tired female horse, and over time it came to mean any animal that is used up and weak. That's why calling a horse a jade means it is worn out.