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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Sardonyx | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for Sardonyx | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Sardonyx \Sar"do*nyx\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?]. See {Sard}, and {Onyx}.] (Min.) A variety of onyx consisting of sard and white chalcedony in alternate layers. | |
| From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
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Sardonyx (Rev. 21:20), a species of the carnelian combining the sard and the onyx, having three layers of opaque spots or stripes on a transparent red basis. Like the sardine, it is a variety of the chalcedony. | |
