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Onyx

Onyx Meaning & Definition
Onyx Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Onyx?

[n] a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos

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See Also | calcedony | chalcedony | sardonyx

Onyx In Webster's Dictionary

\O"nyx\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a claw, finger nail, a veined gem. See {Nail}, and cf. {Onycha}.] (Min.) Chalcedony in parallel layers of different shades of color. It is used for making cameos, the figure being cut in one layer with the next as a ground. {Onyx marble}, a banded variety of marble or calcium carbonate resembling onyx. It is obtained from Mexico.

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