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Meaning of SARD

Pronunciation:  sârd

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony
 
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 Synonyms: sardine, sardius
 
 See Also: calcedony, chalcedony

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sard\, n. [L. sarda, Gr. ?, or ? (sc. ?), i.e., Sardian
stone, fr. ? Sardian, ? Sardes, the capital of Lydia: cf. F.
sarde. Cf. {Sardius}.] (Min.)
A variety of carnelian, of a rich reddish yellow or brownish
red color. See the Note under Chalcedony.
 

 

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