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Definition of Sardonyx
1. Noun. An onyx characterized by parallel layers of sard and a different colored mineral.
Definition of Sardonyx
1. n. A variety of onyx consisting of sard and white chalcedony in alternate layers.
Definition of Sardonyx
1. Noun. A gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sardonyx
1. a variety of quartz [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Sardonyx
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sardonyx
Literary usage of Sardonyx
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of the Collection of Assyrian, Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek by Bram Hertz (1851)
"sardonyx of two strata; i in.h., £ in. w. 429 Portrait of Christina of Sweden.
... sardonyx of two strata; 1 in. h., f in. w. 432 Portrait of Duke Leopold ..."
2. A Book of Precious Stones: The Identification of Gems and Gem Minerals, and by Julius Wodiska (1909)
"... AND sardonyx and sardonyx are varieties of agate with layers in even planes
of uniform thickness, thus adapting them to the purposes of cameo engravers. ..."
3. The reader's handbook of allusions, references, plots and stories by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1882)
"PHILIP, the friendly sardonyx. THADDEUS, the Chrysoprase, emblematic of serenity and
... August, the sardonyx or onyx, symbolizing conjugal felicity. ..."
4. Encyclopædia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary Political and by Thomas Kelly Cheyne, John Sutherland Black (1903)
"See sardonyx. 1 This earthquake destroyed twelve cities of Asia, Plin. ...
The simplest and commonest type of sardonyx contains two strata—a thin layer of ..."
5. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages: A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship by Julia de Wolf Gibbs Addison (1908)
"In Greece and Rome the art. of cameo cutting was brought to astonishing perfection,
the sardonyx being frequently used, and often cut in five different ..."
6. Catalogue of the Collection of Assyrian, Babylonian, Egyptian, Greek by Bram Hertz (1851)
"sardonyx of two strata; i in.h., £ in. w. 429 Portrait of Christina of Sweden.
... sardonyx of two strata; 1 in. h., f in. w. 432 Portrait of Duke Leopold ..."
7. A Book of Precious Stones: The Identification of Gems and Gem Minerals, and by Julius Wodiska (1909)
"... AND sardonyx and sardonyx are varieties of agate with layers in even planes
of uniform thickness, thus adapting them to the purposes of cameo engravers. ..."
8. The reader's handbook of allusions, references, plots and stories by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1882)
"PHILIP, the friendly sardonyx. THADDEUS, the Chrysoprase, emblematic of serenity and
... August, the sardonyx or onyx, symbolizing conjugal felicity. ..."
9. Encyclopædia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary Political and by Thomas Kelly Cheyne, John Sutherland Black (1903)
"See sardonyx. 1 This earthquake destroyed twelve cities of Asia, Plin. ...
The simplest and commonest type of sardonyx contains two strata—a thin layer of ..."
10. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages: A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship by Julia de Wolf Gibbs Addison (1908)
"In Greece and Rome the art. of cameo cutting was brought to astonishing perfection,
the sardonyx being frequently used, and often cut in five different ..."
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