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Definition of Onyxes
1. onyx [n] - See also: onyx
Lexicographical Neighbors of Onyxes
Literary usage of Onyxes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on the Origin, Progressive Improvement, and Present State of the by George Richardson Porter (1832)
"Mock onyxes.—Power of Devitrified Glass to bear sudden Changes of Temperature.—Experiments
with Colored Glass.— Glass devitrified by burning Lava. ..."
2. Memoirs of John Evelyn ...: Comprising His Diary, from 1641-1705-6. And a by John Evelyn (1871)
"... and a vast number of achates, onyxes and intaglios, especially a medalion of
Caesar, as broad as my hand ; likewise rare cabinets of Pietra Commessa; ..."
3. Transactions of the Manchester Geological Society by Manchester Geological Society (1886)
"The trade in agates and onyxes is carried on in all places of fashionable ...
As a matter of fact, no natural onyxes are found at Aberystwith or anywhere ..."
4. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1896)
"The distinction, however, is clear, both optically and by density, none of the "
cave-onyxes " or true onyx-marbles rising as high as 2.9, ..."
5. Diamonds and Precious Stones: Their History, Value, and Distinguishing by Harry Emanuel (1873)
"The trade in German onyxes is extremely large. At Oberstein and Idar are regular
works, established on a large scale, for cutting, slitting, drilling, ..."
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