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emerald (iou)



emerald noun & adjective. Also emeraude. ME.
[Old French e(s)meraude (mod. emeraude), from Proto-Romance alt. of Latin SMARAGDUS.]
A. noun.
1. A bright green precious stone; now spec. one consisting of a particular variety of beryl. ME.
2. Heraldry. The tincture gules in the fanciful blazon of arms of peers. Now Hist. L16.
3. The colour of an emerald, emerald green. E18.
4. Type of a size (6 1 / 2 points) larger than nonpareil and smaller than minion. L19.
B. adjective.
1. Bright green, like an emerald. E16.
2. Made of or containing an emerald. L19.
W. Jones An emerald ring was thought to ensure purity.
Special collocations & comb.: emerald cuckoo an African cuckoo, Chrysococcyx cupreus, with green and gold plumage. emerald-cut (of a gem) cut in a square shape with stepped facets. emerald green (a) a bright green like that of an emerald; also, the pigment Paris green; the pigment viridian; (b) = EMERALD adjective 1. emerald moth any of various green geometrid moths of the family Geometridae. the Emerald Isle literary Ireland.
emeraldine adjective & noun (a) adjective = EMERALD adjective 1; (b) noun a green aniline dye: M19.