- chalcedony – a precious form of quartz onyx, agate and cornelian are all types of
Origin of CHALCEDONY [
Merriam Webster]
Middle English calcedonie, a precious stone, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin chalcedonius,from Greek Chalkēdōn Chalcedon
First Known Use: 13th centuryRhymes with CHALCEDONY
chalcedony
