English Explanatory Dictionary

sardonyx

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony.

Pronunciation

/sɑː(ɹ)ˈdɒnɪks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sardonyx.wav

Word forms

sardonyx sardonyxes

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sardonix, sardonyx (c. 1382), from Latin sardonyx, from Ancient Greek σᾰρδόνῠξ (sărdónŭx). Doublet of sardoin.

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