JADE

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