cornelian

[ kawr-neel-yuhn ]

noun

Words Nearby cornelian

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How to use cornelian in a sentence

  • 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.

    Byron | Richard Edgcumbe
  • The "white stone" is none other than the alba petra, the white cornelian, the chalcedony, or stone of Initiation.

    Reincarnation | Th. Pascal
  • 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.

British Dictionary definitions for cornelian

cornelian

/ (kɔːˈniːlɪən) /


noun
  1. a variant spelling of carnelian

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