"jade" Definition

Definitions for the word "jade" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
A stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but sometimes whitish. It is very hard and compact, capable of fine polish, and is used for ornamental purposes and for implements, esp. in Eastern countries and among many early peoples.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
A mean or tired horse; a worthless nag.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
A disreputable or vicious woman; a wench; a quean; also, sometimes, a worthless man.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
A young woman; -- generally so called in irony or slight contempt.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v. t.
To treat like a jade; to spurn.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v. t.
To make ridiculous and contemptible.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v. t.
To exhaust by overdriving or long-continued labor of any kind; to tire or wear out by severe or tedious tasks; to harass.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. v. i.
To become weary; to lose spirit.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. n.
1 hard usu. Green stone used for ornaments etc. 2 green colour of jade. [spanish ijada from latin ilia flanks (named as a cure for colic)]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
10. n.
1 inferior or worn-out horse. 2 derog. Disreputable woman. [origin unknown]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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