I. ˈjād noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English
1. : a broken-down, vicious, or worthless horse : plug
struck his armed heels against the panting sides of his poor jade — Shakespeare
2.
a. : a low or shrewish woman : wench , termagant
the painted jade into which inevitably she degenerated — Maurice Valency
b. : a flirtatious girl : minx
a laughing jade of not ungentle mold — J.G.Saxe
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
1.
a. : to make a jade of (a horse) : wear out by overwork or abuse
when a horse approaches the goal, he does not, unless he is jaded, slacken his pace — William Cowper
b. : to tire by severe or tedious tasks : fatigue , fag
constant repetition of often trivial material jades one's palate — Thomas Heinitz
2. obsolete : to make ridiculous or expose to scorn
do not now fool myself, to let imagination jade me — Shakespeare
intransitive verb
: to become weary : lose heart : flag
when I feel my Muse beginning to jade , I retire to the solitary fireside of my study — Robert Burns
Synonyms: see tire
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from obsolete Spanish ( piedra de la ) ijada, literally, loin stone; Spanish ijada loin, from Latin ilia, plural of ilium, ileum groin, viscera; from the belief that jade cures renal colic — more at ileum
1. : a tough compact gemstone that is commonly green but sometimes whitish and takes a high polish:
a. : jade derived from jadeite — called also imperial jade, true jade
b. : jade derived from nephrite
2. : jade green