Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. See sard.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A sard. The precious stone mentioned as one of those in the breastplate of the Jewish high priest is thought to have been a ruby.
Wiktionary
- n. sard
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A precious stone, probably a carnelian, one of which was set in Aaron's breastplate.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony
Etymologies
- Middle English, from Old English, from Latin, from sarda; see sard.
Examples
“This little childe was cut of the white vayne of Achates [A] or Onix, and the Eagle of the other vaine of the same stone called sardius which is of black couler of some called Cordeoll, ioyning both in one selfe same stone.”
“It was called "sardius" because obtained from Sardis in Lydia.”
“The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.”
“And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.”
“And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.”
“And He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, in appearance like an emerald.”
“This he donned over his robes, and on his breast winked four lines of gems, three across; sardius, topaz and garnet, emerald, sapphire and diamond; jacinthe, agate and amethyst; beryl, onyx and jasper, each gem inscribed with a name — one each for the Twelve Tribes of the Children of Yisra-el.”
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“There were sapphires too on the breastplate of Aaron, you know; sapphire and jacinthe and agate, sardius, topaz, diamond ...”
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“In the first row was a sardius, a topaz, an emerald.”
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 02: Exodus The Challoner Revision
“In the first row shall be a sardius stone, and a topaz, and an emerald:”
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 02: Exodus The Challoner Revision
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