EMERALD


Meaning of EMERALD in English

I. ˈem-rəld, ˈe-mə- noun

Etymology: Middle English emerallde, from Anglo-French esmeralde, from Vulgar Latin * smaralda, from Latin smaragdus, from Greek smaragdos

Date: 14th century

1. : a rich green variety of beryl prized as a gemstone

2. : any of various green gemstones (as synthetic corundum or demantoid)

II. adjective

Date: 1508

: brightly or richly green

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