Sardius

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

  Sardius \Sar"di*us\, n. [L. sardius, lapis sardinus, Gr. ?, ?,
     ?. See {Sard}.]
     A precious stone, probably a carnelian, one of which was set
     in Aaron's breastplate. --Ex. xxviii. 17.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sardius
       n : a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony [syn: {sard}, {sardine}]