- iasponyx
iasponyx, ychis, f. (ἰασπόνυξ), der Jasponyx, eine Art Jaspis mit wolkigen u. schneeweißen Stellen, Plin. 37, 118.
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Jasponyx — Jasp o nyx, n. [L. iasponyx, Gr. ?. See {Jasper}, and {Onyx}.] (min.) An onyx, part or all of whose layers consist of jasper. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
JASPIS — I. JASPIS gemma, Plin. l. 37. c. 8 viret et saepe translucet, etiamsi victa a multis, antiquitatis tamen gloriam retinens Optima, quae purpurae quicquam habet: secunda quae rosae: tertia, quae smaragdi. Singulis autem Graeci nomina ex argumento… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
jasponyx — ˈjaspə(ˌ)niks, ˌspäniks noun ( es) Etymology: Latin iasponyx, from Greek, from iaspis jasper + onyx more at onyx : an onyx part or all of whose layers consist of jasper … Useful english dictionary
