Words / B2

EM-uh-r-uh-ld/ˈemərəld/

An emerald is a bright green precious stone; also that colour: an emerald; emerald green. Beryl is the mineral family; jade is another green stone. An emerald in the geology case still needs the mineral name (beryl). Mix-up: emerald vs herald; enamel; do not write emerald for a jewellery slogan with no hardness or formula.

Meaning

A bright green precious stone; also that colour.

Examples

• “An emerald in the geology case still needs the mineral name (beryl), not a jewellery slogan.”
• “Emerald green featured in the design brief, which is the colour sense — still name the code if given.”

Good to know

an emerald; emerald green; emerald (beryl). Close: jade / beryl. Trap: herald / enamel. Geology, chemistry, and DT. A green gem, or that colour — name the mineral or the colour code.

Near in meaning

beryl, jade, green

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