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EMERALD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The green color of an emerald
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("emerald" is a kind of...):
green; greenness; viridity (green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("emerald" is a kind of...):
gem; jewel; precious stone (a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("emerald" is a kind of...):
beryl (the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems)
transparent gem (a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion)
Context examples:
The streets were lined with beautiful houses all built of green marble and studded everywhere with sparkling emeralds.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
It was a big, round room with a high arched roof, and the walls and ceiling and floor were covered with large emeralds set closely together.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
Then the big gate swung slowly open, and they all passed through and found themselves in a high arched room, the walls of which glistened with countless emeralds.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
First there was a strip of light green silk, then a strip of dark green and then a strip of emerald green; for Oz had a fancy to make the balloon in different shades of the color about them.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
In front of them, and at the end of the road of yellow brick, was a big gate, all studded with emeralds that glittered so in the sun that even the painted eyes of the Scarecrow were dazzled by their brilliancy.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
