: a translucent chalcedony in parallel layers of different colors
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Touches of mocha to frame the face warm up Kerry Washington's near-onyx brunette.—Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025 The palatial spread has five bedrooms and eight baths in roughly 12,000 square feet across three levels boasting Italian white oak floors, Shinoki wood cabinetry, and marble, travertine, and onyx imported from Italy, plus an array of smart-home capabilities.—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2025 Matching earrings in onyx, carnelian, or ivory complete the set.—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2025 Styled by Rob Zangardi and Mariel Haenn, Washington wore a strapless dress from Murad’s fall 2025 couture collection, designed with a sweetheart neckline and ruched fabric in a shade of onyx with a thigh-high slit and shimmering embellishments running down the front of the gown’s bodice.—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for onyx
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Etymology
Middle English oniche, onyx, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin onych-, onyx, from Greek, literally, claw, nail — more at nail
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