The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sardius \Sar"di*us\, n. [L. sardius, lapis sardinus, Gr. ?, ?, ?. See Sard.] A precious stone, probably a carnelian, one of which was set in Aaron's breastplate. --Ex. xxviii. 17. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sardius n 1: a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony [syn: sard, sardine, sardius]