Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In decorative art, especially in ceramics, a grayish-green color thought to resemble that of the superior kinds of jade.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green
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Examples
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I suppose it was wrong of me, but late last night I responded to this challenge with my soft jade-green colored pencil: “Speak for yourself!”
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Sharon grabbed for her jade-green robe as she scurried out of bed and went flying into the hallway.
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I suppose it was wrong of me, but late last night I responded to this challenge with my soft jade-green colored pencil: “Speak for yourself!”
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Sharon grabbed for her jade-green robe as she scurried out of bed and went flying into the hallway.
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Her mother, a pin-thin woman wearing jade-green raw-silk pants, tapered at the ankle, and a matching Nehru-style jacket, walked to the door.
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Only this time it was a disappointment, as the jade-green paddies looked no closer than the first glimpse, and it was now 3: 30 in the afternoon.
Richard Bangs: Climbing the Killer Prince -- Merapi Volcano of Java, Part 2
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A beautiful Choice proof with lovely golden-brown, jade-green, honey-gold, and lilac-gray toning.
Gold Hot in Heritage’s May 2008 Long Beach $26.5 Million Auction : Coin Collecting News
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Only this time it was a disappointment, as the jade-green paddies looked no closer than the first glimpse, and it was now 3: 30 in the afternoon.
Richard Bangs: Climbing the Killer Prince -- Merapi Volcano of Java, Part 2
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The screen showed a blurred figure wearing a jade-green robe in the style of the other members of the community.
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Crossroads of Twlight and Knife of Dreams' UK hardcovers had similar art with just a different colour red and jade-green, whilst The Gathering Storm had the same layout but a threatening use of clouds in the background.
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