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单词 carnelian
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carneliann.

Brit. /kɑːˈniːlɪən/, U.S. /kɑrˈniliən/
Forms: 1600s–1700s carnelion, 1800s carnelian.
Etymology: A variant of cornelian n.1, altered under the influence of medieval Latin carneolus carneol n.1, or otherwise etymologized from Latin carn-em flesh, with the notion of expressing ‘flesh-coloured’.
cornelian n.1; a brownish-pink, deep red, or reddish-white variety of chalcedony.
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1728 J. Woodward Fossils All Kinds 23 The Common-Carnelion. [Note] This has its Name from its Flesh-Colour..which is, in some of these Stones, paler, when 'tis call'd the female Carnelion; in others deeper, call'd the Male.
1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France II. 335 Carnelions much amaze one in so northern a latitude.
1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 463 The carnelian is an agate nearly transparent, of different shades.
1861 C. W. King Antique Gems (1866) 5 The Carnelian is a semi-transparent quartz of a dull red colour, arranged often in different shades.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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