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Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin, from Greek, 'claw, nail'

onyx

 noun
     
Related topics: Jewellery, Earth Sciences
on‧yx [uncountable]
DCJHE a stone with lines of different colours in it, often used in jewellery
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