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chalcedony

/kælˈsɛdəni/

Translations

chalcedonynoun

chalcedonies

The jeweler showed me a beautiful necklace made of chalcedony.

Ювелир показал мне красивое ожерелье из халцедона.

chalcedonyadjective

/kælˈsɛdəni/

Used attributively before nouns to denote relation to the mineral chalcedony

chalcedonynoun

A type of fine-grained quartz that is often used as a gemstone, typically having a waxy luster and a variety of colors.

The jeweler showed me a beautiful necklace made of blue chalcedony.

chalcedonyadjective

Made of, containing, or relating to chalcedony.

The archaeologists unearthed chalcedony beads dating back to the Bronze Age.