Chalcedony definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CHALCEDONY, n. A subspecies of quartz, a mineral called also white ... and spots. It is used in jewelry. The varieties of chalcedony are common chalcedony, heliotrope, chrysoprase, plasma, onyx, sard and sardonyx. WordNet (r) 3 ... 1: a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz [syn: chalcedony, calcedony] Merriam Webster's noun (plural -nies) Etymology: Middle English ... brown. Other physical properties are those of quartz. For centuries, chalcedony has been the stone most used by gem engravers, ...
... 5, English Versions of the Bible translation of Greek anthrax. Chalcedony: in Ex 28:20, the Revised Version margin translation of ... A.D.) translates calcedonius; English Versions of the Bible translates "chalcedony." Though the name Chalcedon (Latin form) occurs in Pliny, it ... present day, but the signification now attached to the name "chalcedony" (cryptocrystalline silica) cannot be traced farther back than the 15th ... gold. The stone may have been a yellowish-green plasma (chalcedony, crypto-crystalline silica) or, as suggested by King, pale chrysoberyl ... chrysoprase of the present day, which is an apple-green chalcedony (colored by nickel). Chrysolite, chrysolyte: "chrysolite" in Eze 28:13 ... kind of iaspis may have been identical with the green chalcedony (crypto-crystalline silica) called plasma at the present day. ...
... gem with variously colored zones or veins, a variety of chalcedony. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos ... claw, nail — more at nail Date: 14th century a translucent chalcedony in parallel layers of different colors Britannica Concise Striped, semiprecious ... nail, a veined gem. See Nail, and cf. Onycha.] (Min.) Chalcedony in parallel layers of different shades of color. It is ... onyx. It is obtained from Mexico. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Chalcedony Chal*ced"o*ny (k[a^]l*s[e^]d ... a luster nearly like wax. [Written also calcedony.] Note: When chalcedony is variegated with with spots or figures, or arranged ...
... of many varieties, consisting of quartz-crystal, flint, horn-stone, chalcedony, amethyst, jasper, cornealian, heliotrope, and jade, in various combinations, variegated ... n 1: an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles ... Greek achat?s Date: 1570 1. a fine-grained variegated chalcedony having its colors arranged in stripes, blended in clouds, or ... n. 1 any of several varieties of hard usu. streaked chalcedony. 2 a coloured toy marble resembling this. Etymology: F agate ... agate fixed in it for burnishing. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Chalcedony Chal*ced"o*ny (k[a^]l*s[e^]d ... a luster nearly like wax. [Written also calcedony.] Note: When chalcedony is variegated with with spots or figures, or arranged ...
... r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a green variety of chalcedony valued as a gemstone Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: alteration ... to Latin porrum leek Date: 15th century an apple-green chalcedony valued as a gem Oxford Reference Dictionary n. 1 an apple-green variety of chalcedony containing nickel and used as a gem. 2 (in the ... khrusoprasos f. khrusos gold + prason leek Webster's 1913 Dictionary Chalcedony Chal*ced"o*ny (k[a^]l*s[e^]d ... a luster nearly like wax. [Written also calcedony.] Note: When chalcedony is variegated with with spots or figures, or arranged in ... carved into cameos, it is called onyx. Chrysoprase is green chalcedony; carnelian, a flesh red, and sard, a brownish red ...
... 1828 Dictionary CARNELIAN, n. A siliceous stone, a variety of chalcedony, of a deep red, flesh-red, or reddish white color ... 2005) n 1: a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony [syn: carnelian, cornelian] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: alteration of ... Old French cornele cornel cherry Date: 1695 a hard red chalcedony used in jewelry Oxford Reference Dictionary var. of CORNELIAN. Webster ... its flesh red color. See Cornellan.] (Min.) A variety of chalcedony, of a clear, deep red, flesh red, or reddish white ... polish, and often used for seals. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Chalcedony Chal*ced"o*ny (k[a^]l*s[e^]d ... a luster nearly like wax. [Written also calcedony.] Note: When chalcedony is variegated with with spots or figures, or arranged ...
... 0 (2005) n 1: a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony [syn: sard, sardine, sardius] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Middle ... Latin sarda Date: 14th century a reddish-brown variety of chalcedony sometimes classified as a variety of carnelian Oxford Reference Dictionary ... reddish yellow or brownish red color. See the Note under Chalcedony. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Chalcedony Chal*ced"o*ny (k[a^]l*s[e^]d ... a luster nearly like wax. [Written also calcedony.] Note: When chalcedony is variegated with with spots or figures, or arranged in ... carved into cameos, it is called onyx. Chrysoprase is green chalcedony; carnelian, a flesh red, and sard, a brownish red ...
... smoky brown. The chief crypto-crystalline varieties are: agate, a chalcedony in layers or clouded with different colors, including the onyx and sardonyx; carnelian and sard, red or flesh-colored chalcedony; chalcedony, nearly white, and waxy in luster; chrysoprase, an apple-green chalcedony; flint, hornstone, basanite, or touchstone, brown to black in color ...
Calcedon definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CALCEDON, n. [See Chalcedony.] With jewelers, a foul vein, like chalcedony, in some precious stones. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Calcedon Cal"ce*don, n. [See Chalcedony.] A foul vein, like chalcedony, in some precious stones.
... 1: a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz [syn: chalcedony, calcedony] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Chalcedony Chal*ced"o*ny (k[a^]l*s[e^]d ... a luster nearly like wax. [Written also calcedony.] Note: When chalcedony is variegated with with spots or figures, or arranged in ... carved into cameos, it is called onyx. Chrysoprase is green chalcedony; carnelian, a flesh red, and sard, a brownish red variety ...
... smoky brown. The chief crypto-crystalline varieties are: agate, a chalcedony in layers or clouded with different colors, including the onyx and sardonyx; carnelian and sard, red or flesh-colored chalcedony; chalcedony, nearly white, and waxy in luster; chrysoprase, an apple-green chalcedony; flint, hornstone, basanite, or touchstone, brown to black in color ...
Chalcedonic definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CHALCEDONIC, a. Pertaining to chalcedony. Merriam Webster's adjective see chalcedony Webster's 1913 Dictionary Chalcedonic Chal"ce*don"ic, a. Of or pertaining to chalcedony.
... green, occurring in angular pieces in beds, associated with common chalcedony, and among the ruins of Rome. WordNet (r) 3.0 ... plasm, blood plasma] 2: a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone 3: (physical chemistry) a fourth state ... green and leek green, which is found associated with common chalcedony. It was much esteemed by the ancients for making engraved ...
... See Hematite.] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood [syn: bloodstone, heliotrope] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1551 a green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots resembling blood — called also heliotrope Oxford Reference Dictionary n. a type of green chalcedony spotted or streaked with red, often used as a gemstone ...
Chalcedonies definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Chalcedony Chal*ced"o*ny (k[a^]l*s[e^]d ... a luster nearly like wax. [Written also calcedony.] Note: When chalcedony is variegated with with spots or figures, or arranged in ... carved into cameos, it is called onyx. Chrysoprase is green chalcedony; carnelian, a flesh red, and sard, a brownish red variety ...