Difference between Jade and Jasper

What is the difference between Jade and Jasper?

Jade as a noun is a semiprecious stone either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines. while Jasper as a noun is any bright-coloured kind of chalcedony apart from cornelian.

Jade

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A semiprecious stone either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines. A grayish shade of green, typical of jade stones. A horse too old to be put to work. A woman, especially in contempt.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of a grayish shade of green, typical of jade stones.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To tire, weary or fatigue

Jasper

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any bright-coloured kind of chalcedony apart from cornelian.An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking conchoidally with a smooth surface.Jasperware pottery.A wasp. (West Country dialects, Somerset County)A person, a guy, especially seen as naïve or simple.

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