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
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..."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..."
