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sardoin
▪ I. † sardoin, n. Obs. Forms: 3–5 sardone, 3 sardoine, 5 -oyne, 7 sardoin. [a. OF. sardoine, ad. L. sardonyx sardonyx.] = sardonyx.a 1272 Luue Ron 173 in O.E. Misc. 98 Hwat spekstu of eny stone þat beoþ in vertu..Of iaspe of saphir of sardone [etc.]. a 1300 Floriz & Bl. 285 Þe smale stones..beoþ þe...
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sardan
† ˈsardan, a. Obs. rare—1. [ad. L. Sardonius (? with supposed correction of form after Gr. σαρδάνιος).] = sardoin a.1649 Ogilby Virg. Eccl. vii. 43, I bitterer to thee then Sardan grass..shall seeme.
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sardonian
† sarˈdonian, a. and n. Obs. Also 6 sardenian. See also Sardinian a. 2. [f. L. sardoni-us + -an. The Latin adj. is ad. Gr. σαρδόνιος Sardinian, which in late Gr. was substituted for σαρδάνιος (Homer, etc.; of obscure origin), as the descriptive epithet of bitter or scornful laughter; the motive of t...
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Sardian
Sardian, a. and n. (ˈsɑːdɪən) [ad. L. Sardiānus, a. Gr. σαρδιᾱνός, Ionic -ηνός, f. σάρδεις pl., L. Sardīs, Sardēs, the name of the ancient capital of Lydia.] A. adj. Of or pertaining to Sardis. Sardian acorn, Sardian nut, a chestnut, Castanea vesca. Sardian stone = sard n.11551 Turner Herbal i. (156...
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sardine
▪ I. sardine, n.1 (ˈsɑːdaɪn) Forms: 4 sardiner, sardyn, Sc. sardiane, 6– sardine. [ad. late L. sardinus, occurring in the Vulgate of Rev. iv. 3 (if the genitive sardinis of the usual text be a mistake for *sardini; but the word may be the genit. of *sardo, a. Gr. σαρδώ, genit. -δοῦς, some gem), wher...
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