It is usually clouded or banded like agate, hence sometimes called onyx marble. From Wordnik.com. [Smith's Bible Dictionary] Reference
The onyx was the color of her long, shiny black hair; the rubies were the color of her lips. From Wordnik.com. [Beauty] Reference
They have lots of options in onyx wall sconces. From Wordnik.com. [Outdoor lighting sconces] Reference
The shoham stone, rendered "onyx" above, may never be identified. From Wordnik.com. [Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1] Reference
And just for the record, if a vendor wants 140 LE for an "onyx" cat statue, and you pay 120. From Wordnik.com. [Matador Network] Reference
The model we have is black (Dell calls it "onyx") and a white "pearl" version is also available. From Wordnik.com. [CNET Australia] Reference
That was a pre-production model, in black (Dell calls it "onyx") and now our final shipping version of th. From Wordnik.com. [Webware.com] Reference
Save from an onyx stream sweetness, a bounty to me. From Wordnik.com. [The Poems and Fragments of Catullus] Reference
An onyx mantle from Montana was also greatly admired. From Wordnik.com. [Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission] Reference
A gray-violet onyx teardrop with an ashen slit through the center. From Wordnik.com. [The Peacock King: Book 1, Chapter 1] Reference
Harrasford was credited with designs for a palace in onyx and marble. From Wordnik.com. [The Bill-Toppers] Reference
The onyx marble mantel-piece contained but a single ornament -- an orchestra. From Wordnik.com. [Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch] Reference
The bedellium and onyx stones and much gold abounding in and about the waters. From Wordnik.com. [The Secret of the Creation] Reference
He laid the paper on the little, useless onyx table that stood beside her chair. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl and The Bill An American Story of Mystery, Romance and Adventure] Reference
Would you say that maybe there's a little too much onyx and granite in your house?. From Wordnik.com. [‘Jersey’ Girl Talk] Reference
And the gold of that land is very good: there is found bdellium, and the onyx stone. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 01: Genesis The Challoner Revision] Reference
It is mounted in gold, and terminated by a golden cross, bearing a dove of white onyx. From Wordnik.com. [The Illustrated London Reading Book] Reference
Romans and Greeks, but especially the Greeks, used to cut "cameos" from the onyx-stone. From Wordnik.com. [Lord Dolphin] Reference
But the princes offered onyx stones, and precious stones, for the ephod and the rational. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 02: Exodus The Challoner Revision] Reference
The mantels and window-sills were of white onyx, with delicate vinings of pink and green. From Wordnik.com. [Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch] Reference
She just grinned, picked up the point-lace napkin and began to admire the onyx furniture. From Wordnik.com. [You Should Worry Says John Henry] Reference
In the fourth, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a beryl, set and enclosed in gold by their rows. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 02: Exodus The Challoner Revision] Reference
And the rulers brought onyx-stones, and stones to be set, and spice, and oil for the light. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865] Reference
They consisted of coral, onyx, a few bad turquoises, crooked pearls, and many false stones. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Arabia] Reference
They looked like two onyx beads that reflected, in miniature, the overhead fluorescent lights. From Wordnik.com. [The Fountain] Reference
And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and shalt grave on them the names of the children of Israel. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 02: Exodus The Challoner Revision] Reference
I led you down the length of that shore and you smiled while the moon grew between the onyx clouds. From Wordnik.com. [Vacation] Reference
ADAMS: You recognize some of the glossy enamel colors: empire red, onyx black, pearl metallic, licorice. From Wordnik.com. [KitchenAid Mixers Still Proudly American] Reference
As soon as he had lifted up the lid he beheld a beautiful gem, which appeared to be a rare specimen of the onyx. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers] Reference
Calcareous stone is composed mainly of calcium carbonate, and includes marble (shown), travertine, limestone, and onyx. From Wordnik.com. [Protect Your Investment: Stone Countertops] Reference
Each Pietra Firma LuxTouch handcrafted tile is inlaid with 95 brilliant cut diamonds, mother of pearl, abalone and black onyx. From Wordnik.com. [The Maximalist] Reference
He dives into the inky depths of her large, lovely eyes — eyes as black as onyx, as black as a starless night, as black as eternity. From Wordnik.com. [The Night Bird] Reference
Rayon Richards for The Wall Street Journal The dining room table is made out of an onyx slab given to the couple as a wedding present. From Wordnik.com. [SoHo Co-Op, as Seen on TV] Reference
He prepared also two onyx stones, fast set and closed in gold, and graven, by the art of a lapidary, with the names of the children of. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 02: Exodus The Challoner Revision] Reference
The father, whose worn denim overalls hung on a reedy frame, had a rawboned face and black hair that shone like onyx but wanted washing. From Wordnik.com. [The Hole Between Them] Reference
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