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1. (n.) onyx
a variety of chalcedony having straight parallel bands of alternating colors.
2. onyx
(not in technical use) an unbanded chalcedony dyed for ornamental purposes.
3. onyx
black, esp. a pure or jet black.
4. (adj.) onyx
black, esp. jet black.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME onix < L onyx < Gk ónyx nail, claw, veined gem)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) onyx
a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. onyx
a variety of agate or chalcedony, in which occur even layers of white and black or white and brown, sharply defined in good specimens; they come from India, and are highly valued for cameo-cutting.
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Sense: a type of precious stone with layers of different colours
The ashtray is made of onyx; (also adjective) an onyx ashtray.
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 Afrikaans: oniks, onikssteen |
 Arabic: مَرْمَر |
 Bulgarian: оникс |
 Brazilian: ônix |
 Czech: onyx(ový) |
 German: der Onyx, Onyx-... |
 Danish: onyks; onyks- |
 Greek: όνυχας |
 Spanish: ónice |
 Estonian: oonüks |
 Farsi: سنگ سلیمانی |
 Finnish: onyksi |
 French: (d') onyx |
 Hebrew: שׁוֹהָם |
 Hindi: सुलेमानी पत्थर |
 Croatian: oniks |
 Hungarian: ónix |
 Indonesian: batu akik |
 Icelandic: ónyx |
 Italian: onice; di onice |
 Japanese: しまめのう |
 Korean: 줄 마노, 오닉스: 보석의 일종 |
 Lithuanian: oniksas |
 Latvian: onikss |
 Malay: oniks |
 Dutch: onyx |
 Norwegian: onyks |
 Polish: onyks |
 Persian: سنگ سلیمانی |
 Pashto: يو ډول ډبره |
 Portuguese: ónix |
 Romanian: (de) onix |
 Russian: оникс |
 Slovak: ónyx; ónyxový |
 Slovenian: oniks |
 Serbian: oniks |
 Swedish: onyx |
 Thai: หินซึ่งมีชั้นสีต่างกันและ |
 Turkish: damarlı akik |
 Taiwanese: 縞瑪瑙 |
 Ukrainian: онікс |
 Urdu: سنگ سليماني |
 Vietnamese: mã não |
 Chinese: 缟玛瑙 |
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