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cornelian

[ kawr-neel-yuhn ]

noun



cornelian

/ kɔːˈniːlɪən /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of carnelian


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July—Cornelian or Ruby—The forgetfulness or the cure of evils springing from friendship or love.

Edleston, who some time previously had given Byron a Cornelian as a parting gift on leaving Cambridge for the vacation.

The "white stone" is none other than the alba petra, the white cornelian, the chalcedony, or stone of Initiation.

His round shield is made of burnished silver, and the head of his morning-star consists of a single cornelian.

The cornelian appeased anger, and the hyacinth provoked sleep, and the amethyst drove away the fumes of wine.

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