So that Turkish hara may well refer to 'jadestone'-especially since the Turkish word for' jade, yeshim, means 'jasper' and 'porphyry' as well. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VII No 4] Reference
The walls were of coral, the roof of jadestone and chalcedony, and the floors were of the finest mother-of-pearl. From Wordnik.com. [Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12)] Reference
But noticing in the winter apartment a jadestone bowl, full of single narcissi, in clusters of three or five, Pao-yü began praising their beauty with all the language he could command. From Wordnik.com. [Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books] Reference
They are now made of bamboo, but formerly were made of copper, jadestone, or marble, as such materials were considered less liable to be affected by the weather. From Wordnik.com. [Fir-Flower Tablets: Poems Translated From the Chinese] Reference
I love the color of the jadestone. From Wordnik.com. [Can you see the poem on the 100 peso note?] Reference
And what of jadestone?. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VII No 4] Reference
\4 'jadestone.'. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol VII No 4] Reference
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