emerald isle

3 definitions found

emerald isle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

emerald isle - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Emerald Isle
      n 1: an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern
           Ireland [syn: Ireland, Hibernia, Emerald Isle]

emerald isle - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Emerald Isle, NC (town, FIPS 21160)
    Location: 34.66642 N, 77.02918 W
    Population (1990): 2434 (4574 housing units)
    Area: 13.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 28594