Sard

Andrew Mason · 06 Nov 2011, 21:06 · from 2011-November.txt.gz

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From: andrew.mason53 at googlemail.com (Andrew Mason)
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 21:06:29 +0000
Subject: (urth) Sard
Message-ID: <CAM3O41+pNvMVaaiXqJH5C4aWGO3PgRO8pQ4LfP1RTAmvrP-h=A at mail.gmail.com>

David Stockhoff wrote:

> Sard: "A clear or translucent, deep orange-red to brownish-red variety
> of chalcedony. Also called sardius. [Middle English sarde, from Old
> French, from Latin sarda...."
>
> Also apparently another name for carnelian.

That is indeed the principal meaning of 'sard'; but I think people
before now, wanting the pawnbroker Sard to be human, have interpreted
it as a fish.
>
>

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