Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - jade
Jade
jade
1. n. 1 a hard usu. green stone composed of silicates of calcium and magnesium, or of sodium and aluminium, used for ornaments and implements. 2 the green colour of jade. Etymology: F: le jade for l'ejade f. Sp. piedra de ijada stone of the flank, i.e. stone for colic (which it was believed to cure) 2. n. 1 an inferior or worn-out horse. 2 derog. a disreputable woman. Etymology: ME: orig. unkn.
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century a broken-down, vicious, or worthless horse, 2. a disreputable woman, a flirtatious girl, II. verb (~d; jading) Date: 1524 transitive verb 1. to wear out by overwork or abuse, to tire or dull through repetition or excess, to make ridiculous, intransitive verb to become weary or dulled, see: tire III. noun Etymology: French, from obsolete Spanish (piedra de la) ijada, literally, loin stone, ultimately from Latin ilia, plural, flanks; from the belief that ~ cures renal colic Date: circa 1741 either of two tough compact typically green gemstones that take a high polish:, ~ite, nephrite, a sculpture or artifact of ~, ~ green ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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