Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - onyx
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Onyx
onyx
noun Etymology: Middle English oniche, ~, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin onych-, ~, from Greek, literally, claw, nail — more at nail Date: 14th century a translucent chalcedony in parallel layers of different colors
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n. a semiprecious variety of agate with different colours in layers. Phrases and idioms onyx marble banded calcite etc. used as a decorative material. Etymology: ME f. OF oniche, onix f. L f. Gk onux fingernail, onyx ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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Onyx is a stone which can be various colours. It is used for making ornaments, jewellery, or furniture. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- c.1250, from O.Fr. oniche, from L. onyx (gen. onychis), from Gk. onyx originally "claw, fingernail." So called because the mineral's color sometimes resembles that of a fingernail, pink with white streaks. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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