Definition of Sardonyx

1. Noun. An onyx characterized by parallel layers of sard and a different colored mineral.

Generic synonyms: Onyx

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

1. A variety of onyx consisting of sard and white chalcedony in alternate layers. Origin: L, fr. Gr. See Sard, and Onyx. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sardonyx

sardels
sardine
sardine oil
sardined
sardinelike
sardines
sardining
sardius
sardiuses
sardoin
sardonic
sardonic grin
sardonically
sardonicism
sardonicisms
sardonyx (current term)
sardonyxes
sardoodledom
sards
sared
saree
sarees
sargable
sarge
sarges

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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