Meaning of ONYX
| Pronunciation: | | 'âniks
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[n] a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos |
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ONYX is a 4 letter word that starts with O. |
| | See Also: | | calcedony, chalcedony, sardonyx | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing onyx in your dream, represents spiritual and mental balance. It also symbolizes peace of mind. |
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | a hail; claw; hoof, (Heb. shoham), a precious stone adorning the breast-plate of the high priest and the shoulders of the ephod (Ex. 28:9-12, 20; 35:27; Job 28:16; Ezek. 28:13). It was found in the land of Havilah (Gen. 2:12). The LXX. translates the Hebrew word by smaragdos, an emerald. Some think that the sardonyx is meant. But the onyx differs from the sardonyx in this, that while the latter has two layers (black and white) the former has three (black, white, and red). |
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