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ONYX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("onyx" is a kind of...):
calcedony; chalcedony (a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "onyx"):
sardonyx (an onyx characterized by parallel layers of sard and a different colored mineral)
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