An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface. It admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes, etc. When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called striped jasper or banded jasper. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper.
A stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but sometimes whitish. It is very hard and compact, capable of fine polish, and is used for ornamental purposes and for implements, esp. in Eastern countries and among many early peoples.
A color resembling that of jade{1}; it varies from yellowish-green to bluish-green.
A mean or tired horse; a worthless nag.
A disreputable or vicious woman; a wench; a quean; also, sometimes, a worthless man.
A young woman; - generally so called in irony or slight contempt.
To treat like a jade; to spurn.
To make ridiculous and contemptible.
To exhaust by overdriving or long-continued labor of any kind; to tire, make dull, or wear out by severe or tedious tasks; to harass.
To become weary; to lose spirit.
