Onyx,

8 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Onycha \On"y*cha\, n. [NL., from L. onyx, -ychis, onyx, also, a
     kind of mussel, Gr. ?, ?. See {Onyx}.]
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     1. An ingredient of the Mosaic incense, probably the
        operculum of some kind of strombus. --Ex. xxx. 34.
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     2. The precious stone called {onyx}. [R.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  onyx \o"nyx\, a.
     Deep, jet-black.
     [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Onyx \O"nyx\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a claw, finger nail, a veined
     gem. See {Nail}, and cf. {Onycha}.]
     1. (Min.) Chalcedony in parallel layers of different shades
        of color. It is used for making cameos, the figure being
        cut in one layer with the next as a ground.
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     2. Same as {Mexican onyx}.
        [PJC]
  
     3. A deep jet-black color.
        [PJC]
  
     {Onyx marble}, {Mexican onyx}, a banded variety of marble or
        calcium carbonate resembling onyx. It is obtained from
        Mexico in various colors ranging from white to deep black.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chalcedony \Chal*ced"o*ny\ (k[a^]l*s[e^]d"[-o]*n[y^] or
     k[a^]l"s[-e]*d[-o]*n[y^]; 277), n.; pl. {Chalcedonies}
     (-n[i^]z). [ L. chalcedonius, fr. Gr. CHalkhdw`n Chalcedon, a
     town in Asia Minor, opposite to Byzantium: cf. calc['e]doine,
     OE. calcidoine, casidoyne. Cf. {Cassidony}.] (Min.)
     A cryptocrystalline, translucent variety of quartz, having
     usually a whitish color, and a luster nearly like wax.
     [Written also {calcedony}.]
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     Note: When chalcedony is variegated with with spots or
           figures, or arranged in differently colored layers, it
           is called {agate}; and if by reason of the thickness,
           color, and arrangement of the layers it is suitable for
           being carved into cameos, it is called {onyx}.
           {Chrysoprase} is green chalcedony; {carnelian}, a flesh
           red, and {sard}, a brownish red variety.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  onyx
       n : a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in
           making cameos

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Onyx
     a hail; claw; hoof, (Heb. shoham), a precious stone adorning the
     breast-plate of the high priest and the shoulders of the ephod
     (Ex. 28:9-12, 20; 35:27; Job 28:16; Ezek. 28:13). It was found
     in the land of Havilah (Gen. 2:12). The LXX. translates the
     Hebrew word by smaragdos, an emerald. Some think that the
     sardonyx is meant. But the onyx differs from the sardonyx in
     this, that while the latter has two layers (black and white) the
     former has three (black, white, and red).
     

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Onyx, CA
    Zip code(s): 93255

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Onyx, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
     Population (2000):    476
     Housing Units (2000): 281
     Land area (2000):     11.564076 sq. miles (29.950819 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    11.564076 sq. miles (29.950819 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            53910
     Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
     Location:             35.687683 N, 118.217511 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     93255
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Onyx, CA
      Onyx