Crossword clues for emerald isle
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Emerald \Em"er*ald\, a.
Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. ``Emerald
meadows.''
--Byron.
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.
Gazetteer
Housing Units (2000): 6017
Land area (2000): 5.242411 sq. miles (13.577781 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.034833 sq. miles (0.090216 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 5.277244 sq. miles (13.667997 sq. km)
FIPS code: 21160
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 34.666994 N, 77.013482 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 28594
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Emerald Isle
Wikipedia
Emerald Isle is the poetic name for Ireland due to its green countryside, first referred to in print by William Drennan in his poem "When Erin first rose".
Emerald Isle may also refer to:
In places:
- Emerald Isle (Northwest Territories), Canada
- Emerald Isle, North Carolina, USA
- Emerald Island (phantom), a phantom island reported by some early explorers to lie between Australia and Antarctica
- St. John's Island, Egypt, also known as Zabargad or Emerald Island because of ancient peridot mines
- Nickname:
- Kodiak Island, Alaska, USA
- Lesbos, Greece
- Montserrat, Caribbean
- Phú Quốc, Vietnam
In other uses:
- " The Emerald Isle", comic opera by Sir Arthur Sullivan
- Emerald Isle (video game), 1984 computer game by Level 9
Emerald Isle is one of the Canadian arctic islands, specifically of the Parry Islands subgroup of the Queen Elizabeth Islands. It belongs to the Northwest Territories, Canada. It has an area of and measures long and wide.
Emerald Isle is a text adventure game by Level 9 Computing released in 1984.
Usage examples of "emerald isle".
The Tweed, several fathoms wide, digs a deeper trench between Scotland and England than the twenty leagues of Irish Channel, which separates Old Caledonia from the Emerald Isle.
Mandy made a secretive gesture and the man from the Emerald Isle leant further across the bar, just far enough in fact for a good view down the young ladys cleavage.
In rounding the Emerald Isle, for one instant I caught sight of Cape Clear, and the light which guides the thousands of vessels leaving Glasgow or Liverpool.