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Definition of sardonyx : A variety of onyx consisting of sard and white chalcedony in alternate layers.

Synonyms:

diamond, moonstone, star sapphire, rose quartz, turquoise, coral, bloodstone, jade, sapphire, agate, topaz, garnet, lapis lazuli, emerald, aquamarine, onyx, carbuncle, ruby, hyacinth, chalcedony, gem, zircon, beryl, amethyst, opal

carbuncles, aquamarines, garnets, emeralds, beryls, amethysts, hyacinths, diamonds, jades, moonstones, onyxes, opals, bloodstones, corals, chalcedonies, agates, gems

Usage examples:

• Polykrates adopted this advice and threw into the sea, from the top of the round tower on his citadel, his most valuable signet- ring, an unusually large sardonyx held by two dolphins. - "The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers", Georg Ebers.
• A city with foundations of jasper and chalcedony, emerald and sardonyx; gates of pearl, pavements of gold. - "Charlotte's Inheritance", M. E. Braddon.
• It was a sardonyx of three strata- one of those rare sardonyx cameos in which it has been possible for the artist to avail himself of three different colors of superimposed stone- the lowest for the ground and the two others for the middle and high relief of the design. - "Martin Hewitt, Investigator", Arthur Morrison.