[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

beryl \ber"yl\ be^r"i^l, n. f. b'eryl, of. beril, l.
   beryllus, gr. bh`ryllos, prob. fr. skr. vaidsdot=urya.
   cf. brilliant. min.
   a mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much
   beauty. it occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or
   bluish green color, but also yellow, pink, and white. it is a
   silicate of aluminum and beryllium. the aquamarine is a
   transparent, sea-green variety used as a gem. the emerald
   is another variety highly prized in jewelry, and
   distinguished by its deep color, which is probably due to the
   presence of a little oxide of chromium.
   1913 webster
see also:
brilliant aquamarine emerald 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

emerald \em"erald\, n. oe. emeraude, of. esmeraude, esmeralde,
   f. 'emeraude, l. smaragdus, fr. gr. ?; cf. ?kr. marakata.
   1. min. a precious stone of a rich green color, a variety
      of beryl. see beryl.
      1913 webster

   2. print. a kind of type, in size between minion and
      nonpare?l. it is used by english printers.
      1913 webster

   note: hand this line is printed in the type called emerald.
         1913 webster
see also:
beryl 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

emerald \em"erald\, a.
   of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. "emerald
   meadows." --byron.
   1913 webster

   emerald fish zo"ol., 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.
      1913 webster
see also:
emerald fish gobionellus oceanicus esmeralda emerald green emerald isle emerald spodumene 
lithia emerald hiddenite emerald nickel zaratite 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

emerald
     n 1: a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a
          gemstone
     2: a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and
        polished and is valued as a precious gem
     3: the green color of an emerald

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

84 moby thesaurus words for "emerald":
   adamant, aestival, agate, alexandrite, amethyst, aquamarine, beryl,
   beryl-green, berylline, bloodstone, blue-green, bluish-green,
   brilliant, carbuncle, carnelian, chalcedony, chartreuse,
   chloranemic, chlorine, chlorotic, chrysoberyl, chrysolite, citrine,
   citrinous, coral, demantoid, diamond, foliaged, garnet, girasol,
   glaucescent, glaucous, glaucous-green, grassy, green,
   green as grass, green-blue, greenish, greenish-blue,
   greenish-yellow, greensick, harlequin opal, heliotrope, holly,
   hyacinth, ivy, ivy-green, jade, jadestone, jargoon, jasper,
   lapis lazuli, leafy, leaved, moonstone, morganite, olivaceous,
   olive, olive-green, onyx, opal, peridot, plasma, porraceous,
   rose quartz, ruby, sapphire, sard, sardonyx, smaragdine, spinel,
   spinel ruby, springlike, summerlike, summery, topaz, turquoise,
   verdant, verdurous, vernal, vernant, vert, virescent,
   yellowish-green

[6] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

emerald
     
        an object-oriented distributed programming language and
        environment developed at the university of washington in the
        early 1980s.  emeral was the successor to epl.  it is
        strongly typed and uses signatures and prototypes rather
        than inheritance.
     
        "distribution and abstract types in emerald", a. black et al,
        ieee trans soft eng se-131:65-76 jan 1987.
     
        1994-11-09
     
     
see also:
object-oriented university of washington epl strongly typed signature prototype 
inheritance 

[7] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

emerald
   heb. nophek ex. 28:18; 39:11; i.e., the "glowing stone",
   probably the carbuncle, a precious stone in the breastplate of
   the high priest. it is mentioned rev. 21:19 as one of the
   foundations of the new jerusalem. the name given to this stone
   in the new testament greek is smaragdos, which means "live
   coal."
   

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

emerald, pa
  zip codes: 18080
emerald, wi
  zip codes: 54012

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