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Plural of emerald

regular plural

The plural of emerald is emeralds.

Forms of emerald

Singularemerald /ˈɛm.(ə.)ɹəld/
Pluralemeralds
Countablecountable and uncountable

Emeralds in a sentence

  • He's a typical gemcutter, mostly diamonds but some emeralds and the occasional sapphire or ruby.From the entry gemcutter
  • The unexamined emeralds cannot be both green and grue, since if they are grue and unexamined they are blue.2007, Michael Clark, Paradoxes from A to Z. From the entry grue
  • Tall and lissom, she was sheathed from the bosom downwards in flamingo silk, and she was liberally festooned with emeralds.1911, Max Beerbohm, chapter II, in Zuleika Dobson. From the entry lissom
  • Such colouring! — slate blues, coral pinks, pale amphitrites, the wet cobblestone blue of mussels, frail sea-forget-me-nots, anemone yellows and carmines, emeralds and eau-de-nils!2000, Ciarán Carson, Fishing for Amber, page 143. From the entry eau de nil
  • So they passed through the Palace Gates and were led into a big room with a green carpet and lovely green furniture set with emeralds.1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC. From the entry wipe

Meaning of emerald

  1. noun Any of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone.
  2. noun Emerald green, a colour.
  3. noun Vert, when blazoning by precious stones.

Full definition of emerald

Questions about the plural of emerald

What is the plural of emerald?
The plural of emerald is emeralds.
Is emerald countable?
Emerald is a countable and uncountable noun.

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