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carnelian|kɑːˈniːlɪən|
Forms: 7–8 carnelion, 9 carnelian.
[A variant of cornelian, altered under the influence of med.L. carneolus carneol, or otherwise etymologized from L. carn-em flesh, with the notion of expressing ‘flesh-coloured’.]
cornelian; a flesh-coloured, deep red, or reddish-white variety of chalcedony.
1695Woodward Nat. Hist. Earth (T.) The common carnelion has its name from its flesh colour..which is, in some of these stones, paler, when it is called the female carnelion; in others deeper, called the male. 1789Mrs. Piozzi Journ. France II. 335 Carnelions much amaze one in so northern a latitude. 1816J. Smith Panorama Sc. & Art II. 463 The carnelion is an agate nearly transparent, of different shades. 1861C. King Ant. Gems (1866) 5 The Carnelian is a semi-transparent quartz of a dull red colour, arranged often in different shades. |