Sardonyx

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An onyx with alternating brown and white bands of sard and other minerals.
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  • n. A gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A variety of onyx consisting of sard and white chalcedony in alternate layers.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A chalcedony or agate consisting of two or more layers of brown or red combined with white or other color. Since about 1870 the name has been given to a chalcedony stained with various shades of red to deep brown.
  • n. In heraldry, a tincture, the color murrey or sanguine, when blazoning is done by precious stones.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an onyx characterized by parallel layers of sard and a different colored mineral
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    onyx   
    Cross Reference
    oriental sardonyx   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    chalcedony    cornelian    beryl    carnelian    carbuncle    onyx    topaz    malachite    aquamarine    agate   
     
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