emeralds

Definition of emeralds in English English dictionary: plural of emerald
Emerald: A town in Queensland, Australia
Emerald: A female given name
Mrs. Emerald Walsh was helping out at the presbytery.
emerald: Any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone
emerald: emerald green
emerald: An emerald is a precious stone which is clear and bright green
emerald: {n} a gem, a kind of green precious stone
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emerald: Green [See VERT ]
emerald: {i} green precious stone
emerald: brightly or richly green
emerald: a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
emerald: Of a rich green colour
emerald: Something that is emerald is bright green in colour. an emerald valley. Grass-green variety of beryl that is highly valued as a gemstone. Its physical properties are those of beryl. Its refractive and dispersive powers (i.e., its capacity to deflect light and to break white light into its component colours) are not high, so cut stones display little brilliancy or fire (flashes of colour). The colour that gives this gem its value is due to the presence of small amounts of chromium. The most important production of fine quality gem material is from Colombia; emeralds are also mined in Russia, Australia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Synthetic emeralds are identical to natural crystals and may rival them in colour and beauty
emerald: A kind of type, in size between minion and nonpare&?;l
emerald: Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald
emerald: It is used by English printers
emerald: Great harmonizer Love, balance, understanding Promotes creativity, stimulates perception and insight, and strengthen memory Beneficial effect on the eyes Physical and emotional healing This is the strongest physical healing gemstone that I know Placing it on the area which needs healing or wearing it around my neck Emerald is the carrier of the green ray Heart stone PLANET: Venus
emerald: Emeralds are a very hard, green precious stone (beryl, Be3Al2Si6O18, colored by chromium and some vanadium impurities) Flaws and cloudiness (called jardin) are very common in emeralds, so many emeralds are oiled, irradiatied,and dyed to improve their look Synthetic emeralds (developed by Carroll Chatham in the 1930's) have fewer imperfections and are very hard to distinguish from natural emeralds Emeralds belong the beryl group of stones which also includes aquamarines, morganite, and chrysoberyl) Emeralds have a hardness of 7-8 and a specific gravity of 2 6 - 2 8 Emerald (and all forms of beryl) have large, perfect, six-sided crystals Emeralds were long thought to have healing powers, especially for eyesight During the renaissance, emeralds were used as a test for friendship among the aristocracy; an emerald given to a friend would remain perfect as long as the friendship endured
emerald: A rich green colour, like that of the gem
emerald: A precious stone of a rich green color, a variety of beryl
emerald: A Distributor who has personally sponsored three distributors who have reached the direct level
emerald: the green color of an emerald a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
emerald: a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
emerald: A gemstone of the beryl family, fine emeralds are among the most valuable gemstones Unlike most gemstones, flaws (called inclusions by gemologists )are quite common in emeralds, so they lower the value much less than with other precious stones such a diamonds The most highly prized emeralds are mined in Columbia A valuable emerald will be a bright, vividly colored green Those with a slight blue cast to the bright green are actually the most valuable color Many emeralds seen in jewelry are of relatively low quality They are often dyed or oiled to improve the color and minimize flaws If an emerald appears to be very fine, it may actually be a synthetic There are several types of synthetic emeralds on the market, and some of them are challenging to identify, even for a trained gemologist
emerald: Seedless hybrid table grape that is one of the parents, along with the Athens variety, of the Marquis cool-climate wine/table grape
emerald: the green color of an emerald

emeralds

Turkish pronunciation

emrıldz

Pronunciation

/ˈemrəldz/ /ˈɛmrəldz/

Etymology

[ 'em-r&ld, 'e-m&- ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English emerallde, from Middle French esmeralde, from Vulgar Latin smaralda, from Latin smaragdus, from Greek smaragdos.