-
1 onyx
ŏnyx, ychis, m. and f., = onux (a fingernail; hence, from its color).I.Fem., a kind of yellowish marble, onyx, of which vessels of many kinds were made;B.it was also used for mlaying floors,
Plin. 36, 7, 12, § 59:totāque effusus in aulā Calcabatur onyx,
Luc. 10, 116;calcatusque tuo sub pede lucet onyx,
Mart. 12, 50, 4.—Masc., a vessel of onyx, an onyx-box:II.nardi parvus onyx,
Hor. C. 4, 12, 17;murrheus,
an ointment-box, Prop. 3, 8 (4, 9), 22; cf.:Syrio munere plenus onyx,
id. 2, 10 (3, 5), 14.— In this signif. also as fem.:unguentum fuerat, quod onyx modo parva gerebat,
Mart. 7, 94, 1.—A yellowish precious stone, an onyx, Plin. 37, 6, 24, § 90—III.The female of a mussel of the scallop species, Plin. 32, 9, 32, § 103. -
2 onyx
onyx ychis, m, ὄνυξ, a vessel of onyx, onyxbox: nardi parvus, H.: murrheus, for ointment, Pr.* * *yellow marble; onyx box
См. также в других словарях:
Onyx (disambiguation) — Onyx is a banded variety of chalcedony (quartz). Onyx can also be used to mean the color black, especially jet black. Onyx may also refer to: Contents 1 Locations 2 People and characters 3 Medicine 4 … Wikipedia
USS Onyx (PYc-5) — For other ships of the same name, see USS Onyx. USS Onyx (PYc 5) astern of Cohasset Career … Wikipedia
Oberon class submarine — For the 1920s O class submarines, sometimes referred to as the Oberon class, see Odin class submarine. HMS Otus Class overview Name: Oberon … Wikipedia
Characters of Halo — Recurring characters of Halo are organized below by their respective factions in the fictional universe. The multimedia franchise s central story revolves around an interstellar war between future humanity under the auspices of the United Nations … Wikipedia
Oncolytic virus — An oncolytic virus is a virus that preferentially infects and lyses cancer cells; these have obvious functions for cancer therapy, both by direct destruction of the tumour cells, and, if modified, as vectors enabling genes expressing anticancer… … Wikipedia
List of Forgotten Realms characters — This is a list of fictional characters from the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons Dragons fantasy role playing game. Most of these characters have appeared in the multiple series of novels set in the Forgotten Realms. Contents:… … Wikipedia
Halo: Contact Harvest — … Wikipedia
City of Adelaide (1864) — Coordinates: 55°36′29″N 4°41′09″W / 55.60806°N 4.68583°W / 55.60806; 4.68583 … Wikipedia
Visual arts by indigenous peoples of the Americas — encompasses the visual artistic traditions of the indigenous peoples of the Americas from ancient times to the present. These include works from South America, Mesoamerica, North America including Greenland, as well as Siberian Yup ik peoples who … Wikipedia
Alabaster — is a name applied to varieties of two distinct minerals: gypsum (a hydrous sulfate of calcium) and calcite (a carbonate of calcium). The former is the alabaster of the present day; the latter is generally the alabaster of the ancients. The two… … Wikipedia
Cromer Lifeboat H F Bailey III ON 777 — Career … Wikipedia
