sard

Meanings

Noun

• 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

• To have sexual intercourse with (a woman).

Origin

• From Middle English sarde, borrowed from Old French sarde, from Latin sarda, sardius. sardius.
• From Middle English serden, from Old English seorðan, borrowed from Old Norse serða, from Proto-Germanic *serþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sert-.