sard

[ sahrd ]

/ sɑrd /

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noun

a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.

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Also sardius, sardine.

Origin of sard

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin sarda<Greek sárdiossardius

Words nearby sard

sarcostosis, sarcostyle, sarcotic, sarcotubules, sarcous, sard, sardana, Sardanapalian, Sardanapalus, sardar, Sardegna

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How to use sard in a sentence

Sard Verbinnen has also managed the troubled public image of Martha Stewart and former Lehman CEO Richard Fuld.
Indictment of SAC Capital Creates Economic Losers and Winners|Filipa Ioannou|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
SAC is represented by Jonathan Gasthalter, a partner of PR heavy-hitter Sard Verbinnen & Co.
Indictment of SAC Capital Creates Economic Losers and Winners|Filipa Ioannou|July 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Such talisman were usually made of black Egyptian basalt, sometimes of sard or other hard stones.
Scarabs|Isaac Myer
The material of the Etruscan is also always semi-transparent, except those burned which has made the sard opaque.
Scarabs|Isaac Myer

"You have seen that he is a gentleman," returned Sard steadily.
Under the Law|Edwina Stanton Babcock
But the lovely thing about Sard was that she took no such ways.
Under the Law|Edwina Stanton Babcock
Sard switched away from his hand; her eyes hotly repudiated him.
Under the Law|Edwina Stanton Babcock

British Dictionary definitions for sard

sard

sardius (ˈsɑːdɪəs)

/ (sɑːd) /

noun

an orange, red, or brown variety of chalcedony, used as a gemstone. Formula: SiO 2Also called: sardine

Word Origin for sard

C14: from Latin sarda, from Greek sardios stone from Sardis

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