† efestiden.
Obsolete.
A jewel described by Pliny.
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hepatitec1305
ligurec1305
bdellium1382
chodchod1382
nevyn1393
asteritea1398
medusa1398
myrrhitea1398
astrion1398
emastycec14..
pinkardinec1400
iralc1420
oriel?a1425
serpentine1426
nakettec1450
pentestc1450
sun's gemc1475
sepulchre-stone1489
moonstonea1500
piantea1500
efestide1567
astroite1569
polyp stone1583
bedle1591
balanite1601
eshime1613
lyncury1638
asteria1646
pangony1658
palasin1678
palatine1678
rhombite1688
tree-stone1698
toad's eye1747
peacock stone1753
turquoise1796
odontolite1819
pagoda stone1860
tangiwai1863
fish-eye1882
1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest f. 7 [Of Stones] Efestides is in colour..shamefast and childish.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 40/1 Efestide..held against the Sun is Fiery coloured.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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