"to weary, tire out, make dull," c. 1600, from jade (n.2). Related: Jaded; jading.

"worn-out horse," late 14c., apparently originally "cart horse," a word of uncertain origin. Barnhart and Century Dictionary suggests a variant of yaid, yald "whore," lit [..]

ornamental stone, 1721, earlier iada (1590s), from French le jade, misdivision of earlier l'ejade, from Spanish piedra de (la) ijada or yjada (1560s), "(stone of) colic or pain in the side&q [..]

a bad-tempered or disreputable woman

 to whip, to treat with contempt.

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verb Definition: to find oneself bored and unamused Example Sentence: On the boat, I was jading.

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(n) a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite(n) a woman adulterer(n) a light green color varying from bluish green to y [..]

A worthless horse. An old woman (used in contempt). A young woman (not necessarily contemptuous).

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A semiprecious gemstone of either jadeite or nephrite that can be either translucent or opaque, and ranges in colour from green, white and lilac to brown and black. Nephrie can be carved into several [..]

" specifically applies to two different rocks, Nephrite

is the color evenly distributed. Both Nephrite and Jadeite often have veins, blemishes and streaks running through them, though these may not always be regarded as flaws. On the contrary, some of thes [..]

" is being used more commonly on the jewelry market today to refer to any number of stones that closely resemble Jade

Below is the *short* list of the many varieties of stones referred to as "Jade

Called the stone of heaven, jade is a hard stone that has been treasured by the Chinese for over 7,000 years. Jade is actually a term that encompasses two different mineral species with similar appearance: nephrite and jadeite.

to whip, to treat with contempt

n. "jade, nag," s.v. jade sb.\2 OED. KEY: jade@n

n 1 jade 1

A hard stone ranging in color from white to deep green, it has been used for carving since prehistoric times, and, although difficult to carve, it is especially popular in the Orient for delicate work [..]

A much used stone used in art and jewellery throughout the world and in particular in the Orient. It has always played an important part in Chinese art culture. Jade is an extremely hard material and [..]

en|jade green *en|jadestone / jade stone, yu

from the nounfr|jade||jade, error for earlieres|piedra de ijada||flank stone, fromla|*iliata, fromla|ilia||flank (Jade was thought to cure pains in the side.).

From the name of the precious stone that is often used in carvings. It is derived from Spanish (piedra de la) ijada meaning "(stone of the) flank", relating to the belief that jade c [..]