chalcedonius
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin chalcēdōnius, from Ancient Greek χαλχηδόνιος (khalkhēdónios), cognate to Arabic كَرْكَنْد (karkand)
Noun edit
chalcedonius (uncountable)
- Obsolete form of chalcedony.
- 1631, Francis [Bacon], “(please specify |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
- These following bodies do not draw: smaragd, achates, corneolus, pearl, jaspis, chalcedonius, alabaster, porphyry, coral, marble, touchstone, haematites, or bloodstone […]