n. [ OE. emeraude, OF. esmeraude, esmeralde, F. émeraude, L. smaragdus, fr. Gr. &unr_;; cf. &unr_;kr. marakata. ]
☞ This line is printed in the type called emerald. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. “Emerald meadows.” Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]
Emerald fish (Zoöl.),
Emerald green,
Emerald Isle,
Emerald spodumene,
Lithia emerald
Emerald nickel. (Min.)
n. A green compound used as a dyestuff, produced from aniline blue when acted upon by acid. [ 1913 Webster ]