n. 1 a bright-green precious stone, a variety of beryl. 2 (also emerald green) the colour of this. Emerald Isle literary Ireland. emeraldine adj.
[ ME f. OF emeraude, esm-, ult. f. Gk smaragdos ]
n. 1 a bright-green precious stone, a variety of beryl. 2 (also emerald green) the colour of this. Emerald Isle literary Ireland. emeraldine adj.
[ ME f. OF emeraude, esm-, ult. f. Gk smaragdos ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012