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sar⋅di⋅us

[sahr-dee-uhs]
–noun
1. sard.
2. the precious stone, thought to have been a ruby, in the breastplate of the Jewish high priest. Ex. 28:17.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L < Gk sárdios (stone) of Sardis

sard

[sahrd]
–noun
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.


Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L sarda < Gk sárdios sardius
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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.]
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