[sahr-dee-uh
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| 1. | sard. |
| 2. | the precious stone, thought to have been a ruby, in the breastplate of the Jewish high priest. Ex. 28:17. |
| sard (särd) n. A clear or translucent, deep orange-red to brownish-red variety of chalcedony. Also called sardius. [Middle English sarde, from Old French, from Latin sarda, perhaps from Sardīs, Sardis.] |
| sar·di·us (sär'dē-əs) n. See sard. [Middle English, from Old English, from Latin, from sarda; see sard.] |