sard

[sahrd]

noun

a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.

Also sardius, sardine.

Origin of sard

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

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Contemporary Examples of 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
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

Historical Examples of sard

But whether in Quintana's direction or not Sard could not tell.
The Flaming Jewel
Robert W. Chambers
The loud report of his pistol struck Sard with the horror of paralysis.
The Flaming Jewel
Robert W. Chambers
As he passed Sard he looked curiously into the man's frightened eyes.
The Flaming Jewel
Robert W. Chambers
The day Darragh received the letter he started to look up Sard.
The Flaming Jewel
Robert W. Chambers
But that very morning Sard had received a curious letter from Rotterdam.
The Flaming Jewel
Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for sard

sard

sardius (ˈsɑːdɪəs)

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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