sard

[ sahrd ]

/ sɑrd /

noun

a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.

Nearby words

sarcostosis, sarcostyle, sarcotic, sarcotubules, sarcous, sard, sardana, sardanapalian, sardanapalus, sardar, sardegna

Also sardius, sardine.

Origin of sard

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin sarda < Greek sárdios sardius

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Examples from the Web for sard

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
Now the seat was empty, but Sard could see a man standing out on the lawn amid a ring of Norway spruce spreading on the sky.
Under the Law|Edwina Stanton Babcock
Sard, utterly generous, utterly untainted of mind, could hardly take this fellow in.
Under the Law|Edwina Stanton Babcock

Very far away to the eastward Quintana stood listening, clutching Sard by one sleeve to silence him.
The Flaming Jewel|Robert W. Chambers
Sard had been thinking about that; a curious look in her eyes, she faced the boy.
Under the Law|Edwina Stanton Babcock
Half unconsciously Sard did lean on it; a worried look had come over her face.
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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