Definition of onyx
English to English noun - a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos
source: WordNet 3.0 - Chalcedony in parallel layers of different shades of color. It is used for making cameos, the figure being cut in one layer with the next as a ground.
source: Webster 1913
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onyx, onyxis, on-key, onymous, onychia, oink, onse, ones, once, onomancy, onus, onychosis, owing, oones, owens, ounce, onega, one c, onomomancy, ononis
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