Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sard.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A precious stone, probably a carnelian, one of which was set in Aaron's breastplate.
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- noun mineralogy
sard
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This little childe was cut of the white vayne of Achates [A] or Onix, and the Eagle of the other vaine of the same stone called sardius which is of black couler of some called Cordeoll, ioyning both in one selfe same stone.
Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame Francesco Colonna
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It was called "sardius" because obtained from Sardis in Lydia.
Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897
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And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.
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The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
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And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.
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And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.
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The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
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And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.
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And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald.
Scriptures at Your Fingertips Merry Graham Rachel Bye 2005
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This he donned over his robes, and on his breast winked four lines of gems, three across; sardius, topaz and garnet, emerald, sapphire and diamond; jacinthe, agate and amethyst; beryl, onyx and jasper, each gem inscribed with a name — one each for the Twelve Tribes of the Children of Yisra-el.
Kushiel's Avatar Carey, Jacqueline, 1964- 2003
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