sardonyche
Dictionary entries
- Entry →sardonyx, sardonychis:
Common · Noun
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
sardonyx, precious stone;
abl. sg.dat. sg.loc. sg.
Examples
- D
Satura VII
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...sella, togati ante pedes. ideo conducta Paulus agebat sardonyche, atque ideo pluris quam Gallus agebat, quam Basilus. rara..." - D
Satura VI
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...organa semper in manibus, densi radiant testudine tota sardonyches, crispo numerantur pectine chordae quo tener Hedymeles operas dedit..."