chalcedony
noun
a microcrystalline, translucent variety of quartz, often milky or grayish.
chalcedonies
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pluralof chalcedony.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Emeralds abound in the region about Mount Zabara, and the eastern desert further yields jaspers, carnelians, breccia verde, agates, chalcedonies, and rock-crystal.
From Ancient Egypt by George Rawlinson
The flints in Sandown Bay have in the main travelled round from here; and towards the Culvers small handy specimens of agates and chalcedonies rounded by the waves may be collected.
From The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight by J. Cecil Hughes
There were rich red garnets, variegated jaspers, chalcedonies and agates of many hues mingled with rock-crystals.
From Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania by Jewett Castello Gilson
It is overrun with vines and 159 flowers, cut in stone, and set with onyx and jasper and lapis lazuli, carnelians and turquoises, and chalcedonies and sapphires.
From From Egypt to Japan by Henry M. (Henry Martyn) Field
The diamonds of this district are noted for their purity and lustre, and are generally associated with other crystals—garnets, agates, quartz and chalcedonies.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
