† cornixn.
Obsolete.
= cornelian n.1 Commonly cornix-stone.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > rock crystal > [noun] > chalcedony > cornelian
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the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > tectosilicate > [noun] > quartz > cryptocrystalline quartz > chalcedony > cornelian
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1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Corgnola, a cornix stone. Cornice..Also a red Cornixstone.
1632 R. Sherwood Dict. in R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues (new ed.) The cornaline, or cornixstone, cornaline.
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