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† jaˈsponyx Obs.
[a. L. iasponyx (Pliny), a. Gr. ἰασπόνυξ, f. ἴασπ-ις jasper + ὄνυξ onyx.]
An onyx stone partaking of the characters of jasper; ‘an old name for clouded jasper’ (A. H. Chester).
1616Bullokar, Iasponyx, a precious stone, white of colour, and hauing red strakes. 1748Sir J. Hill Hist. Fossils 492* The Jasponyx of the antients, Or Horney Onyx with green Zones. |