- calcedonius
- [†° calcedonius], i, m., chalcedony, Ap. 21:19.*
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Chalcedony — A cut and polished Chalcedony geode General Category Oxide mineral Chemical formula … Wikipedia
calcédoine — [ kalsedwan ] n. f. • XIIe; lat. calcedonius, du gr. Khalkêdôn, n. d une ville de Bithynie ♦ Variété de silice composée de quartz et d opales de couleurs variées. ⇒ agate, chrysoprase, cornaline, jaspe, onyx, sardoine. ● calcédoine nom féminin… … Encyclopédie Universelle
calcédoine — (kal sé doi n ) s. f. Pierre précieuse de couleur bleue ou jaunâtre, qu on met au rang des agates, et sur laquelle on grave aisément. HISTORIQUE XIIe s. • Jagonces, saphirs, calcedoines, Romancero, 59. XIVe s. • Calcidoine est une… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
URSA, ab URSUS — et hoc ab orsus Isidoro, quod ore suô formet fetus, iuxta pervulgatam apud Veteres opinionen, qui ursas patere massam rudem, membrisque indistinctis informem, quam postea lambendo figurent ac perficiant, tradidêre, ut videre est apud Aristor.… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
chalcedony — (n.) c.1300, from L. calcedonius, in Vulgate translating Gk. khalkedon in Rev. xxi:19, found nowhere else. Connection with Chalcedon in Asia Minor is very doubtful [OED]. The city name is from Phoenician and means new town … Etymology dictionary
chalcedony — [kal sɛdəni] noun (plural chalcedonies) quartz occurring in a microcrystalline form such as onyx and agate. Derivatives chalcedonic ˌkalsɪ dɒnɪk adjective Origin ME: from L. calcedonius, chalcedonius, from Gk khalkēdōn … English new terms dictionary
cacidoyne — Cacidoyne, Pierre precieuse qu on appelle Cacidoyne, Carchedonius, vel Calcedonius … Thresor de la langue françoyse
cassidoine — Cassidoine, Espece de pierre precieuse, Cachedonius vel Calcedonius, vel Calcedon … Thresor de la langue françoyse
chalcedony — [kal sed′ n ē, kal′sə dō΄nē] n. pl. chalcedonies [ME & OFr calcedoine < LL (Vulg.) calcedonius, used to transl. Gr chalkēdōn (only in Rev. 21:19), a precious stone < ?] a type of quartz with a waxy luster and microscopic crystals often… … English World dictionary
