Meaning & use
jade
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A hard, typically green gemstone used in jewelry and carvings, especially valued in East Asian art and culture.
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The museum displayed an intricately carved jade dragon from the Ming dynasty.
She wore a jade bracelet passed down from her grandmother.
A note on using this word
Also used as a verb meaning to tire or wear someone out emotionally (as in 'jaded'), a very different sense from the gemstone.
Another way to use it
2. verb
To tire or wear someone out, dulling their enthusiasm or feelings.
Years of disappointment had jaded his outlook on politics.
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