sardius

A noun referring to a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony, a type of quartz used as a gemstone.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine tief orange-rote Varietät des Chalcedons bezeichnet, eine Quarzart, die als Edelstein verwendet wird.

1. A type of gemstone C2 formal

   A deep orange-red variety of chalcedony, often used in jewelry and mentioned in historical texts.

   • The ancient ring was set with a polished sardius.
   • Sardius is sometimes called carnelian in modern gemology.
   • The museum displayed a necklace made of sardius beads.

   🇩🇪Edelsteinart

   Synonyme: sardsardine

• sardii plural form
• sardiuses plural form
• sardii' possessive plural form
• sardiuses' possessive plural form
• sardius's possessive singular form