sard
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sard
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin sarda < Greek sárdios sardius
Example Sentences
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Coast Guard: shore-patrol horses are sprayed with Skat to repel sard flies.
From Time Magazine Archive
She sard she did not believe in class consciousness and knew enough of human nature to know that there was greed, jealousy, immorality and selfishness among all.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Hebrew odem was probably a red stone, either carnelian, sard or jasper.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
There are men whose lives are intaglios, cut by the chisel of destiny deep into the sard of their generations; every line and curve and faintest tracing pregnant with interest, suggestion, and emotion.
From Princess by McClelland, M. G. (Mary Greenway)
"I can hardly wait to have them cooked," sard Ben.
From The Young Explorer by Alger, Horatio
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