Onyx

on'iks, n. {min.) an agate formed of layers of chalcedony of different colours, used for making cameos, so called from its likene to the nail in colour. fL.-Gr. o-nyx, o-ttych-os, a fingernail. See Nall.] Oolite, O'o-llt, u. {geol.) a land of limestone, composed of grains like the eggs or roe of a fish.— adj. Oolit'iC. [Fr. ooltthe, from Gr. oon an egg, and lithos, stone See Oval.] Ooze, ooz, n soft mud gentle flow the liquor of a tan vai —v to flow gently to percolate, as a liquid through pores. [M. E juose— A.S. ivase, mud akin to A S. wos, juice, and Ice. moisture