: a translucent chalcedony in parallel layers of different colors
Examples of onyx in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebRock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, 2022
The following year, onyx texture was swept up and to the side while her lids were traced in lavender hues.—Akili King, Essence, 16 May 2024 The jeweler has the honor of having made the final piece of the auction: an onyx and diamond brooch expected to bring in just under $500,000.—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 May 2024 The fragment was carved from onyx marked with bands that its creator had cunningly incorporated into the rendering of the subject’s hair.—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024 Then, in 2016, something even stranger happened: the seller posted on eBay a fragment of an onyx cameo featuring a young woman in profile alongside Priapus, the god of fertility.—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for onyx
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Word History
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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