EMERALD
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Em"er*ald (?), n. [OE. emeraude, OF. esmeraude, esmeralde, F. émeraude, L. smaragdus, fr. Gr. &unr_;; cf. &unr_;kr. marakata.] 1. (Min.) A precious stone of a rich green color, a variety of beryl. See Beryl.
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2. (Print.) A kind of type, in size between minion and nonpare&unr_;l. It is used by English printers.
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&hand_; This line is printed in the type called emerald.
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Em"er*ald, a. Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. “Emerald meadows.” Byron.
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Emerald fish (Zo&ö;l.), a fish of the Gulf of Mexico (Gobionellus oceanicus), remarkable for the brilliant green and blue color of the base of the tongue; -- whence the name; -- called also esmeralda. -- Emerald green, a very durable pigment, of a vivid light green color, made from the arseniate of copper; green bice; Scheele's green; -- also used adjectively; as, emerald green crystals. -- Emerald Isle, a name given to Ireland on account of the brightness of its verdure. -- Emerald spodumene, or Lithia emerald. (Min.) See Hiddenite. -- Emerald nickel. (Min.) See Zaratite.
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