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Sard
Sard
,Noun.
[L.
sarda
, Gr. [GREEK], or [GREEK] (sc. [GREEK]), i.e., Sardian stone, fr. [GREEK] Sardian, [GREEK] Sardes, the capital of Lydia: cf. F. sarde
. Cf. Sardius
.] (Min.)
A variety of carnelian, of a rich reddish yellow or brownish red color. See the Note under Chalcedony.
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English
Noun
sard (plural sards)
- (mineralogy) A variety of carnelian, of a rich reddish yellow or brownish red color.
- Any of various brownish red earth pigments formerly used in cosmetics and painting; has more yellow, hardly any blue (see puce), is lighter than russet and darker than traditional carnelian.
Verb
sard (third-person singular simple present sards, present participle sarding, simple past and past participle sarded)
- (obsolete) to seduce (a woman)
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Etymology 1
From Latin sard-, stem of sardus.
Adjective
sard m (feminine sarda, masculine plural sards, feminine plural sardes)
- Sardinian (pertaining to Sardinia, to the Sardinian people, or to the Sardinian language)
Noun
sard m (plural sards, feminine sarda)
- Sardinian (an inhabitant of Sardinia)
Related terms
- Sardenya (“Sardinia”)
Proper noun
sard m
- Sardinian (a Romance language indigenous to Sardinia)
Etymology 2
By confusion with sard (“Sardinian”), from sarg, from Latin sargus
Noun
sard m (plural sards)
- white seabream (a fish of species Diplodus sargus)