Word Finder - jade

definition

A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.

synonyms

• jade stone
• jadestone
• yu

definition

A bright shade of slightly bluish or greyish green, typical of polished jade stones.

synonyms

• jade green

definition

A succulent plant, Crassula ovata.

synonyms

• jade plant
• lucky plant
• money plant
• money tree

definition

Of a grayish shade of green, typical of jade stones.

Cotton yarn and cloth, petroleum, timber and furs are among the chief imports; copper, tin, hides and tea are important exports; medicines in the shape not only of herbs and roots, but also of fossils, shells, bones, teeth and various products of the animal kingdom; and precious stones, principally jade and rubies, are among the other exports.

Putting aside salt, which has been already treated, the chief mining resources of India at the present day are the coal mines, the gold mines, the petroleum oil-fields, the ruby mines, manganese deposits, mica mines in Bengal, and the tin ores and jade of Burma.

At the present day the only important industries are the rubies and jade of Burma.

For centuries Khotan was famous for jade or nephrite, a semi-precious stone greatly esteemed by the Chinese for making small fancy boxes, bottles and cups, mouthpieces for pipes, bracelets, &c. The stone is still exported to China.

It was thus that Hai-nan-Tao, or district south of the sea or strait, came into use as the name of the island, which, however, has borne the official title of K`iungchow-fu, probably derived from the Kiung shan or Jade Mountains, ever since 1370, the date of its erection into a department of Kwang-tung.

I want that vial or the girl, Jade.

Jade had led them onto a beach.

Death was right.  Kris didn't have what it took to keep the Council together.  He may have just lost one of his brothers, because he lost focus of what he should've done.  Maybe he should've known Jade was a traitor or Hannah was a demon.  He hadn't known of Andre's danger or been able to bring the Council together to fight the demons that threatened them all.  He hadn't been able to keep Hannah safe or Toby or Katie.

Subordinate products for exports include cutch dye, caoutchouc or india-rubber, cotton, petroleum and jade.

To meet the difficulty arising from the want of good harbours in the Baltic, a small extent of territory near Jade Bay was bought from Oldenburg in 1854, for the purpose of establishing a war-port there.

The first grade have, for civilians an embroidered Manchurian crane on the breast and back, for the military an embroidered unicorn with a girdle clasp of jade set in rubies.

Jade, which is very highly valued by the Chinese for making into ornaments, vases, cups, &c., has been extracted from time immemorial, and is still extracted to-day at Khotan.

As he weighed if he'd be forced to choose between someone he loved and an immortal's mate with a desirable gift, he couldn't help thinking Jade wouldn't take breaking up well.

She saw Ully, Jade, Ileana, Gabriel…and a dozen more she didn't know.

Darkyn.s chuckle filled the air around them, and Jade watched Sasha.s face turn from expectant to furious.

Jade bristled for an attack, even knowing the demons couldn.t draw near.

After all, Kris hadn.t died in the attack, and Jade could blame it all on Sasha.

He would go to Kris and tell him just that—that Sasha had done this all, and he, Jade, had tried to help but been nearly killed by the demons!

Jade looked up again, interested as much in the sudden anger in Kris.s voice as he was in the knowledge that Katie was in the castle.

I can.t imagine Jade would …

Satisfied he.d outsmarted everyone, he waited for Jade to hack apart the demon warrior guarding the portal and then disappear into the shadow world on his way to where Sasha was, the one piece of information Darkyn didn.t have.

Rhyn had been as manipulated as poor Jade, who was now crazy with guilt and anger.

Jade locking her in a trunk, Katie screaming at him not to cut off her hand while she writhed on the bed, Katie sobbing and bandaging her after, blurred memories, the vision of ocean and sand, nothing.

Kiki was quiet for a moment.  Kris sighed and sat down, rubbing his face.  His body had not yet healed from the beating Jade gave him.

He smiled at her, understanding what it was to mourn the loss of a sibling.  As much as he missed Jade, he was glad he at least had Hannah to fall back on.  She had Katie's beauty – without the abrasive personality.

And last but by no means least is Jade, trained assassin and an expert with any firearm known to man.

Jade 2.15 Jade, a gas condensate field, is the latest in a series of High Pressure, High Temperature field developments.

One is that other names of stones are used e.g. hyacinth for zircon and yu for jade are common substitutions.

This is a piece of genuine Chinese jade carved into the shape of an old Chinese style gold ingot.

Many Chinese believe that jade is not only beautiful to look at, but keeps one from harm and bears good luck.

Shoppers and collectors will find exquisite jade, hand-carved ivory and native handicrafts.

The Matcha Uji has a jade green color in the cup that is concentrated and nourishing.

Earliest daggers were made of green jade with a blade three inches wide.

In Chinese sayings, we intended to first throw out a brick and then to attract a white jade in the field worldwide.

If they appear bluish then you have cool skin tones - brown, black, jade and rose shades should be worn.

Island crafts include jewelry, Chinese and Indian jade, silks, basketry and pottery.

The walls were painted a light, grayish green color and the carpet was dark jade.

He then prostrated himself nine times before the tablet and made offerings of silk and jade.

You must wish to wear or carry rose quartz, rebellitc tourmaline, lavender, jade or chrysoprase.

Small jade articles and silver trinkets make great presents for people at home and they are easy to take on the plane.

The tumulus, which is crowned with a chapel, was excavated by Rene Galles in 1862; and the contents of the sepulchral chamber, which include several jade and fibrolite axes, are preserved in the museum at Vannes.

The three masted Sea Jade was back in port on crewed by eccentric 66 year old salty seadog, John Victor Grierson.

But how I envied them their jade cigarette holders and little jeweled or shagreen cigarette cases and lighters.

Suave double-breasted suits in iridescent bronze and jade, all covered buttons and foppish silk hankies flowing out of breast pockets.

So delicate her jade face, drowned with tears of sadness, Like a spray of pear flowers, veiled with springtime rain.

Bratz Babyz Mall Crawl - Choose from the baby dolls -- Cloe, Nita, Nora, Sasha, Yasmin and Jade and get friends and a puppy safely out of the mall.

He is currently in a relationship with Jade Duell, and the couple has a son together.

Kim is the mother of his daughter, Hailie Jade.

Gemstones are available in the whole spectrum of colors from the palest of pink to the deep greens of jade, or the mauves and purples of amethyst.

Jade - can be found in colors ranging from dark green to yellow.