carneol

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Etymology

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

Noun

carneol (plural carneols)

  1. (now rare, historical) Carnelian.
    • 1991, Lawrence Norfolk, Lemprière's Dictionary, Grove Press, published 1999, page 71:
      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.

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