onyx
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3ADJ.
black, soft
VERB + ONYX
use
ONYX + NOUN
sky, stone
Definitions
noun
A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.
People talk about using marble in the bathrooms. Marble wasn't good enough for use—we have onyx!
A jet-black color, named after the gemstone.
Near-synonyms: ebony, raven
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Horaga.
adj
Jet-black; often, glossily so.
Near-synonyms: ebony, raven
And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
name
A census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States.
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6People talk about using marble in the bathrooms. Marble wasn't good enough for use—we have onyx!
WiktionaryNear-synonyms: ebony, raven
WiktionaryNear-synonyms: ebony, raven
WiktionaryAnd the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
WiktionaryThere was no moon, only stars set brilliantly in the soft black onyx of the sky : a black night and very silent on Cimiez ; and a black and silent prospect from the verandah […]
WiktionaryWhat is onyx?
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