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onix (s.xii1/3)

onix (s.xii1/3)

onice,  oniche,  onyche,  onyx  
  FEW:  onyx 7,356b Gdf:  onice 1 5,604c GdfC:  onyx 10,233c TL: oniche 6,1126 DEAF:  oniche  DMF:  onyx  TLF:  onyx  OED:  onyx n. and adj.  MED:  oniche n.  DMLBS:  onyx 2024c

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lapid.onyx (stone), a type of chalcedony used frequently in jewellery
( s.xii1/3; MS: c.1200 )  Onix c'est [d'une] pere nom [...] Faite cume ungle de main  Lapid 253.1547
( s.xiii2; MS: s.xivm )  De l'aumbre, charbocle e caucedoyne, Onyche, rubie, sardoyne  Blancheflour 38
( 1356-57; MS: s.xivex )  et ly degrez a mounter vers le trone ou il siet, l'un est de oniche, l'autre de cristal [...] l'autre de cornaline  Mandeville 438

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See also:

onchinius  onicha  onicle 
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