单词 | sardius |
释义 | sardiusn. A precious stone mentioned by ancient writers; see sard n.1 (Chiefly in translations of or allusions to the Bible or classical writers.) ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > rock crystal > [noun] > chalcedony > cornelian > variety of sard1382 sardius1382 Sardic stone1586 Sardian stone1721 Sardian1741 the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > tectosilicate > [noun] > quartz > cryptocrystalline quartz > chalcedony > cornelian > variety of sardoina1272 sard1382 sardine1382 sardius1382 Sardic stone1586 Sardian stone1721 Sardian1741 opaline1861 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Ezek. xxviii. 13 Eche precious stoon thi keuerynge, sardius, topacius, and iaspis. 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 132 The Ston which that this sterre alloweth, Is Sardis. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Rev. xxi. 20 The sixt sardeos [1560 (Genev.) Sardious]. 1530 Bible (Tyndale) Exod. xxxix. f. lxxiii Sardios [1535 Coverdale a Sardis], a Topas and smaragdus. 1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 19 The Sardye is a kind of Gemme red coloured. 1596 T. Lodge Wits Miserie 76 The stone Sardius hindreth the properties thereof [wrath]. 1608 A. Willet Hexapla in Exodum 640 The sardie is red and somewhat of a fierie colour. 1611 Bible (King James) Exod. xxxix. 10. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis iii. i. iv. 290 The Sardius or Cornelian. 1859 J. H. Ingraham Pillar of Fire i. xiii. 219 I saw..ivory from Ind, and boxes of precious stones—the jasper, the sapphire, the sardiüs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1382 |
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