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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
chalcedony \chalced"ony\ ka^lse^d"-ony^ or
ka^l"s-ed-ony^; 277, n.; pl. chalcedonies
-ni^z. l. chalcedonius, fr. gr. chalkhdw`n chalcedon, a
town in asia minor, opposite to byzantium: cf. calc'edoine,
oe. calcidoine, casidoyne. cf. cassidony. min.
a cryptocrystalline, translucent variety of quartz, having
usually a whitish color, and a luster nearly like wax.
written also calcedony.
1913 webster
note: when chalcedony is variegated with with spots or
figures, or arranged in differently colored layers, it
is called agate; and if by reason of the thickness,
color, and arrangement of the layers it is suitable for
being carved into cameos, it is called onyx.
chrysoprase is green chalcedony; carnelian, a flesh
red, and sard, a brownish red variety.
1913 webster
see also:
chalcedonies cassidony calcedony agate onyx chrysoprase
carnelian sard
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
chrysoprase \chrys"oprase\, n. oe. crisopace, of. crisoprace,
f. chrysoprase, l. chrysoprasus, fr. gr. ?; chryso`s gold + ?
leek. min.
an apple-green variety of chalcedony, colored by nickel. it
has a dull flinty luster, and is sometimes used in jewelry.
1913 webster
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
chrysoprase
n : a green variety of chalcedony valued as a gemstone
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