onyx - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'onyx' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Onyx

[ n.]

- 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.

Nearby Words:

ony onycha onychia onychomancy onychophora

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