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carneol

carneol noun: carnelian.

Noun

carneol (plural carneols)

  1. (archaic, historical) Carnelian.
    • The two of them had continued […] to a reception room decorated with arabesques and inscriptions, designs inlaid with agate and carneol, others painted in gold, turquoise and purple, all the most precious colours.1991, Lawrence Norfolk, Lemprière's Dictionary, Grove Press, published 1999, page 71

Forms of carneol

pluralcarneols
alternative formcarneole

Origin of carneol

From Medieval Latin carneolus (“carnelian”), diminutive of Latin carneus (“fleshy”).

Questions about carneol

What does carneol mean?
Carneol means carnelian.
What part of speech is carneol?
Carneol is a noun.
What is the plural of carneol?
The plural of carneol is carneols.

Words near carneol in the dictionary

  1. carnelian
  2. Carnelian Bay
  3. carnelians
  4. Carnell
  5. Carnells
  6. carneol
  7. carneols
  8. carneous
  9. carneously
  10. Carner
  11. Carnero

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