onyx

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• onyx

  ŏnyx, ychis, m. and f., = ὄνυξ (a fingernail; hence, from its color). I Fem. , a kind of yellowish ...

  A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

• Onyx

  ·noun Chalcedony in parallel layers of different shades of color. It is used for making cameos, the ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Onyx

  A hail; claw; hoof, (Heb. shoham), a precious stone adorning the breast-plate of the high priest and...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• Onyx

  (a nail) is the translation of the Hebrew shoham ; but there is some doubt as to its signification. ...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary