emerald

Thousands of diamonds studded the jewels, as well as sapphires and emeralds the size of lozenges.

He’s wearing one of his many tweed jackets with green elbow patches and an emerald pocket square to match.

“My emerald. My favorite! A gift of great value, from an admirer, long ago. If I die, you can sell. Pay for funeral! If I live—too bad! Ah ha ha!”

There were lots of big trees all around the family farm and the region, where during the summer everything turned emerald green.

Also aboard the vessel was an extraordinary amount of gold, silver, emeralds, and other jewels, and more than eleven million coins, all collected in the South American colonies to finance the Spanish king’s war effort.