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1. See Mexican onyx.2. any compact, banded calcareous tufa that can be given a high polish.[1890-95]
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Onyx marble — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
onyx marble — Translucent layers of calcium carbonate from cave deposits, often called Mexican onyx or cave onyx; used as an ornamental stone [10] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
onyx marble — noun a hard compact kind of calcite • Syn: ↑alabaster, ↑oriental alabaster, ↑Mexican onyx • Hypernyms: ↑calcite … Useful english dictionary
onyx marble — alabaster … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
onyx marble — noun banded calcite or other stone used as a decorative material … English new terms dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
onyx — [än′iks] n. [ME onix < OFr < L onyx < Gr, the NAIL: its color resembles that of the fingernail] 1. a variety of agate with alternate colored layers, used as a semiprecious stone, esp. in making cameos 2. a translucent, finely crystalline … English World dictionary
marble — marbler, n. /mahr beuhl/, n., adj., v., marbled, marbling. n. 1. metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in… … Universalium
Marble — /mahr beuhl/, n. Alice, 1913 90, U.S. tennis player. * * * Granular limestone or dolomite that has recrystallized under the influence of heat, pressure, and aqueous solutions. The main mineral in marble is calcite. Commercially, marble includes… … Universalium
onyx — /on iks, oh niks/, n. 1. Mineral. a variety of chalcedony having straight parallel bands of alternating colors. Cf. Mexican onyx. 2. (not used technically) an unbanded chalcedony dyed for ornamental purposes. 3. black, esp. a pure or jet black. 4 … Universalium
