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sardonyx

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SARDONYX

n.[L. sardonyches, from Gr. from Sardis, a city of Asia Minor, and a nail; so named, according to Pliny, from the resemblance of its color to the flesh under the nail. ] A silicious stone or gem, nearly allied to carnelian. Its color is a reddish yellow, or nearly orange. We are informed that the yellow or orange colored agate, with an undulating surface, is now often called sardonyx.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SARDONYX

Sar "do *nyx, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Sard, and Onyx. ] (Min. )

 

Defn: A variety of onyx consisting of sard and white chalcedony in alternate layers.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sardonyx

sar don yx |särˈdäniks sɑrˈdɑnɪks | ▶noun onyx in which white layers alternate with sard. ORIGIN Middle English: via Latin from Greek sardonux, probably from sardios ‘sardius ’ + onux ‘onyx. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

sardonyx

sardonyx |ˈsɑːdənɪks | ▶noun [ mass noun ] onyx in which white layers alternate with sard. ORIGIN Middle English: via Latin from Greek sardonux, probably from sardios ‘sardius ’ + onux ‘onyx ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Sardonyx

Sar d o nyx , Sar do nyx Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sard o nyx |griechisch-lateinisch (als Schmuckstein verwendeter ) braun und weiß gestreifter Chalzedon

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sardonyx

sar don yx /sɑː r dɑ́nɪks |sɑ́ːdə -/名詞 C U 〘鉱 〙アカシマメノウ 〘8月の誕生石; →birthstone 〙.