Also jad-stone. [f. JADE sb.2 + STONE.] = JADE sb.2
1775. in Ash.
1812. I. Milner, in Life, xxiv. (1842), II. 496. Many thanks for securing me the Turkey stone, or Jad stone.
1848. Assoc. Archit. Soc. Rep. (1850–1), I. 165. A rude Celt, formed of Jade stone.
1895. Pall Mall Mag., Feb., 277. A piece of beautifully carved, pale-green jadestone.
attrib. 1851. Instr. Catal. Gt. Exhib., 1424. Nephrite or jade-stone cup.
1861. Swinhoe, N. China Camp., 307. Enamelled jars, and an infinity of jade-stone curiosities.
