onyx
IPA: ˈɑnɪks
noun
- (mineralogy) A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.
- A jet-black color, named after the gemstone.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Horaga.
- A census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States.
adjective
- jet-black
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Examples of "onyx" in Sentences
- Bas relief marble and onyx tondo.
- Onyx began to fade into obscurity.
- The Incredible Origins of the Onyx Sun.
- Onyx Primal has an interesting history.
- It was some people that sound like Onyx.
- The hand is fixed to an immobile onyx base.
- August's birthstone is the peridot or onyx.
- It is not the same black the Onyx system has.
- Embedded in the rocket is the pilfered Onyx Sun.
- Onyx lines the hall of each lavishly decorated floor.
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