sardoin

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noun

sard (a variety of carnelian)

OriginMiddle English sardoyne, sardone ← Old French sardoine, sardone ← Anglo-Norman sardonie →
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Meanings

nounsardoin (countable and uncountable, plural sardoins)

plural sardoins

  1. archaiccountablerareuncountablechemistrysard (a variety of carnelian)

Origin

  1. Latinsardonyx
  2. Anglo-Normansardonie
  3. Old Frenchsardoine, sardone
  4. Middle Englishsardoyne, sardone
  5. Englishsardoin

Inherited from Middle English sardoyne, sardone, from Old French sardoine, sardone (whence Modern French sardoine) or Anglo-Norman sardonie, ultimately from Latin sardonyx. Doublet of sardonyx.

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APA

sardoin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sardoin

MLA

“sardoin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sardoin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sardoin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sardoin.

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