Onyx Definition
ŏnĭks
noun
A variety of agate with alternate colored layers, used as a semiprecious stone, esp. in making cameos.
Webster's New World
A translucent, finely crystalline calcite, often banded, found in stalagmites.
Webster's New World
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Noun
Singular:
onyx
Plural:
onyxesOrigin of Onyx
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Middle English onix from Old French from Latin onyx from Greek onux nail, onyx nogh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Before 1300 as onix, in about 1250 as oneche, from Old French oniche or onix, or from Latin onyx, from Greek ὄνυξ (onyx).
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