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Sard vs Sardonyx - What's the difference?

sard | sardonyx |

As nouns the difference between sard and sardonyx

is that sard is (mineral) a variety of carnelian, of a rich reddish yellow or brownish red color while sardonyx is a gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony.

As a verb sard

is (obsolete) to seduce (a woman).

sard

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mineral) A variety of carnelian, of a rich reddish yellow or brownish red color.
  • Any of various brownish red earth pigments formerly used in cosmetics and painting; has more yellow, hardly any blue (see puce), is lighter than russet and darker than traditional carnelian.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) to seduce (a woman)

    • See also

    * sardius

    Anagrams

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    sardonyx

    English

    (wikipedia sardonyx)

    Noun

    (sardonyxes)
  • A gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony.
  • * Bible, Revelations xxi. 20
    • 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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