Esmeralda, definition

Esmeralda,





Home | Index


We love those sites:

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Emerald \Em"er*ald\, a.
     Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. "Emerald
     meadows." --Byron.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Emerald fish} (Zo["o]l.), a fish of the Gulf of Mexico


        ({Gobionellus oceanicus}), remarkable for the brilliant
        green and blue color of the base of the tongue; -- whence
        the name; -- called also {esmeralda}.
  
     {Emerald green}, a very durable pigment, of a vivid light
        green color, made from the arseniate of copper; green
        bice; Scheele's green; -- also used adjectively; as,
        emerald green crystals.
  
     {Emerald Isle}, a name given to Ireland on account of the
        brightness of its verdure.
  
     {Emerald spodumene}, or {Lithia emerald}. (Min.) See
        {Hiddenite}.
  
     {Emerald nickel}. (Min.) See {Zaratite}.
        [1913 Webster]

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Esmeralda -- U.S. County in Nevada
     Population (2000):    971
     Housing Units (2000): 833
     Land area (2000):     3588.500280 sq. miles (9294.172662 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.496159 sq. miles (1.285047 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3588.996439 sq. miles (9295.457709 sq. km)
     Located within:       Nevada (NV), FIPS 32
     Location:             37.829985 N, 117.556859 W
     Headwords:
      Esmeralda
      Esmeralda, NV
      Esmeralda County
      Esmeralda County, NV
  

















Powered by Blog Dictionary [BlogDict]
Kindly supported by Vaffle Invitation Code Get a Freelance Job - Outsource Your Projects | Threadless Coupon
All rights reserved. (2008-2024)