carbuncle

[ kahr-buhng-kuhl ]

/ ˈkɑr bʌŋ kəl /

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noun

Pathology. a painful circumscribed inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue, resulting in suppuration and sloughing, and having a tendency to spread somewhat like a boil, but more serious in its effects.

a gemstone, especially a garnet, cut with a convex back and a cabochon surface.

Also called London brown. a dark grayish, red-brown color.

Obsolete. any rounded red gem.

adjective

having the color carbuncle.

Origin of carbuncle

1150–1200; Middle English <Anglo-French <Latin carbunculus kind of precious stone, tumor, literally, live coal, equivalent to carbōn- (stem of carbō) burning charcoal + -culus-cule¹, apparently assimilated to derivates from short-vowel stems; cf. homunculus

Words nearby carbuncle

carboxyltransferase, carboxymethylcellulose, carboxypeptidase, carboy, carbro process, carbuncle, carbuncled, carbuncular, carbunculosis, carburate, carburation

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Example sentences from the Web for carbuncle

Genius is to other gifts what the carbuncle is to the precious stones.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
"You had better go," said Mrs. Carbuncle,—loudly and very severely.
The Eustace Diamonds|Anthony Trollope
This story of the carbuncle reminds us of Hawthorne's story on the same subject.
John Greenleaf Whittier|W. Sloane Kennedy
She saw nothing of it herself, but Mrs. Carbuncle brought her the tidings.
The Eustace Diamonds|Anthony Trollope

This, of course, was unpleasant; but Mrs. Carbuncle did not have the honours of the battle all to herself.
The Eustace Diamonds|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for carbuncle

carbuncle

/ (ˈkɑːˌbʌŋkəl) /

noun

an extensive skin eruption, similar to but larger than a boil, with several openings: caused by staphylococcal infection

a rounded gemstone, esp a garnet cut without facets

a dark reddish-greyish-brown colour

Derived forms of carbuncle

carbuncled, adjectivecarbuncular (kɑːˈbʌŋkjʊlə), adjective

Word Origin for carbuncle

C13: from Latin carbunculus diminutive of carbō coal

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Medical definitions for carbuncle

carbuncle

[ kär′bŭng′kəl ]

n.

A deep-seated pyogenic infection of several contiguous hair follicles, with formation of connecting sinuses, often preceded or accompanied by fever, malaise, and prostration.

anthrax

Other words from carbuncle

car•bun′cu•lar (-kyə-lər) adj.

单词	carbuncle
释义	carbuncle [ kahr-buhng-kuhl ] / ˈkɑr bʌŋ kəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR carbuncle ON THESAURUS.COM noun Pathology. a painful circumscribed inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue, resulting in suppuration and sloughing, and having a tendency to spread somewhat like a boil, but more serious in its effects. a gemstone, especially a garnet, cut with a convex back and a cabochon surface. Also called London brown. a dark grayish, red-brown color. Obsolete. any rounded red gem. adjective having the color carbuncle. Origin of carbuncle 1150–1200; Middle English <Anglo-French <Latin carbunculus kind of precious stone, tumor, literally, live coal, equivalent to carbōn- (stem of carbō) burning charcoal + -culus-cule¹, apparently assimilated to derivates from short-vowel stems; cf. homunculus Words nearby carbuncle carboxyltransferase, carboxymethylcellulose, carboxypeptidase, carboy, carbro process, carbuncle, carbuncled, carbuncular, carbunculosis, carburate, carburation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for carbuncle Genius is to other gifts what the carbuncle is to the precious stones. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources\|James Wood "You had better go," said Mrs. Carbuncle,—loudly and very severely. The Eustace Diamonds\|Anthony Trollope This story of the carbuncle reminds us of Hawthorne's story on the same subject. John Greenleaf Whittier\|W. Sloane Kennedy She saw nothing of it herself, but Mrs. Carbuncle brought her the tidings. The Eustace Diamonds\|Anthony Trollope This, of course, was unpleasant; but Mrs. Carbuncle did not have the honours of the battle all to herself. The Eustace Diamonds\|Anthony Trollope British Dictionary definitions for carbuncle carbuncle / (ˈkɑːˌbʌŋkəl) / noun an extensive skin eruption, similar to but larger than a boil, with several openings: caused by staphylococcal infection a rounded gemstone, esp a garnet cut without facets a dark reddish-greyish-brown colour Derived forms of carbuncle carbuncled, adjectivecarbuncular (kɑːˈbʌŋkjʊlə), adjective Word Origin for carbuncle C13: from Latin carbunculus diminutive of carbō coal Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to carbuncle sore, pimple, boil, stones Medical definitions for carbuncle carbuncle [ kär′bŭng′kəl ] n. A deep-seated pyogenic infection of several contiguous hair follicles, with formation of connecting sinuses, often preceded or accompanied by fever, malaise, and prostration. anthrax Other words from carbuncle car•bun′cu•lar (-kyə-lər) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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