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sardŏnyx

sardŏnyx · m

a precious stone

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What it meant

sardŏnyx — Lewis & Short

sardŏnyx, ўchis, m. and f., = sardo/nuc,

I a precious stone, sardonyx; fem., Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 85; Pers. 1, 16; Juv. 7, 144. —Masc., Juv. 6, 382; Mart. 4, 28, 4; 4, 61, 6. —Gen. plur. sardonychum, Juv. 13, 139.— Hence, adj.: sardŏnĭchus, a, um, of sardonyx: lapis, Vulg. Job, 28, 16.

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