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|lshtext=<b>ŏnyx</b>: ychis, m. and f., = [[ὄνυξ]] | |lshtext=<b>ŏnyx</b>: ychis, m. and f., = [[ὄνυξ]] (a fingernail; [[hence]], from its [[color]]).<br /><b>I</b> Fem., a [[kind]] of yellowish [[marble]], [[onyx]], of [[which]] vessels of [[many]] kinds were made; 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.—<br /> <b>B</b> Masc., a [[vessel]] of [[onyx]], an [[onyx]]-[[box]]: 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.—<br /><b>II</b> A yellowish [[precious]] [[stone]], an [[onyx]], Plin. 37, 6, 24, § 90—<br /><b>III</b> The [[female]] of a [[mussel]] of the scallop [[species]], Plin. 32, 9, 32, § 103. | ||
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ŏnyx: ychis, m. and f., = ὄνυξ (a fingernail; hence, from its color).
I Fem., a kind of yellowish marble, onyx, of which vessels of many kinds were made; 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.—
B Masc., a vessel of onyx, an onyx-box: 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.—
II 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.
