sard
[sahrd]
- a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
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Contemporary Examples of sard
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Historical Examples of sard
The loud report of his pistol struck Sard with the horror of paralysis.
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As he passed Sard he looked curiously into the man's frightened eyes.
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But whether in Quintana's direction or not Sard could not tell.
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The day Darragh received the letter he started to look up Sard.
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But that very morning Sard had received a curious letter from Rotterdam.
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sard
sardius (ˈsɑːdɪəs)
- an orange, red, or brown variety of chalcedony, used as a gemstone. Formula: SiO 2Also called: sardine
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Word Origin for sard
C14: from Latin sarda, from Greek sardios stone from Sardis
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