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Sard vs Sardel - What's the difference?

sard | sardel |

As nouns the difference between sard and sardel

is that sard is (mineral) a variety of carnelian, of a rich reddish yellow or brownish red color while sardel is (mineralogy) sard or sardel can be (dated) a sardine.

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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    sardel

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) sard
  • Etymology 2

    (etyl) sardella.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated) A sardine.
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