carbuncle
Pathology. a painful circumscribed inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue, resulting in suppuration and sloughing, and having a tendency to spread somewhat like a boil, but more serious in its effects.
a gemstone, especially a garnet, cut with a convex back and a cabochon surface.
Also called Lon·don brown [luhn-duhn broun] /ˈlʌn dən ˈbraʊn/ . a dark grayish, red-brown color.
Obsolete. any rounded red gem.
having the color carbuncle.
Origin of carbuncle
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British Dictionary definitions for carbuncle
/ (ˈkɑːˌbʌŋkəl) /
an extensive skin eruption, similar to but larger than a boil, with several openings: caused by staphylococcal infection
a rounded gemstone, esp a garnet cut without facets
a dark reddish-greyish-brown colour
Origin of carbuncle
1Derived forms of carbuncle
- carbuncled, adjective
- carbuncular (kɑːˈbʌŋkjʊlə), adjective
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