onyx marble

Noun
Synonyms: alabasteroriental alabasteronyx marbleMexican onyx

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a hard compact kind of calciteSynonyms: alabasteroriental alabasteronyx marbleMexican onyx
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Onyx \O"nyx\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a claw, finger nail, a veined gem. See Nail, and cf. Onycha.]

1.(Min.) Chalcedony in parallel layers of different shades of color. It is used for making cameos, the figure being cut in one layer with the next as a ground. [1913 Webster]

2.Same as Mexican onyx. [PJC]

3.A deep jet-black color. [PJC]

Onyx marble, Mexican onyx, a banded variety of marble or calcium carbonate resembling onyx. It is obtained from Mexico in various colors ranging from white to deep black. [1913 Webster +PJC]

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