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sard

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sard  (särd)
n.
A clear or translucent, deep orange-red to brownish-red variety of chalcedony. Also called sardius.
[Middle English sarde, from Old French, from Latin sarda, perhaps from Sards, Sardis.]
sard [sɑːd], sardius [ˈsɑːdɪəs]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) an orange, red, or brown variety of chalcedony, used as a gemstone. Formula: SiO2 Also called sardine
[from Latin sarda, from Greek sardios stone from Sardis]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sard - a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony
sardius, sardine
calcedony, chalcedony - a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz


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He descended the slope and approached the band near enough to see distinctly the flags, make out the colours and distinguish the devices they bore, especially one on a standard or ensign of white satin, on which there was painted in a very life-like style an ass like a little sard, with its head up, its mouth open and its tongue out, as if it were in the act and attitude of braying; and round it were inscribed in large characters these two lines-
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