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smaragd

/ˈsmæɹæɡd/

smaragd noun: an emerald.

Noun

smaragd (plural smaragds)

  1. (obsolete) An emerald.
    • These following bodies do not draw: smaragd, achates, corneolus, pearl, jaspis, chalcedonius, alabaster, porphyry, coral, marble, touchstone, haematites, or bloodstone […]1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted...
    • Nor far they steppèd when on culm'inant height / where stretcht a gem-enamel'd mead they stood; / Smaragd and Ruby-strewn, so rich the sight / presumed 'twas Paradisial floor they trod.1880, Richard Francis Burton, Os Lusíadas, volume II, page 389
    Synonyms:
    emerald

Synonyms of smaragd

Forms of smaragd

pluralsmaragds

Origin of smaragd

From Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), μάραγδος (máragdos), from a Semitic language.

Words formed from smaragd

Words that rhyme with smaragd

Questions about smaragd

What does smaragd mean?
Smaragd means an emerald.
What part of speech is smaragd?
Smaragd is a noun.
How do you pronounce smaragd?
Smaragd is pronounced /ˈsmæɹæɡd/.
What is the plural of smaragd?
The plural of smaragd is smaragds.

Words near smaragd in the dictionary

  1. smaltites
  2. smalto
  3. smalts
  4. smaltz
  5. Smannell
  6. smaragd
  7. smaragde
  8. smaragdes
  9. smaragdine
  10. smaragdite
  11. smaragdites

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