Carbuncle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A painful localized bacterial infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue that usually has several openings through which pus is discharged.
  • n. A deep-red garnet, unfaceted and convex.
  • n. Obsolete A red precious stone.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon.
  • n. An abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by bacterial infection.
  • n. A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone, with eight sceptres or staves radiating from a common centre; an escarbuncle.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A beautiful gem of a deep red color (with a mixture of scarlet) called by the Greeks anthrax; found in the East Indies. When held up to the sun, it loses its deep tinge, and becomes of the color of burning coal. The name belongs for the most part to ruby sapphire, though it has been also given to red spinel and garnet.
  • n. A very painful acute local inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue, esp. of the trunk or back of the neck, characterized by brawny hardness of the affected parts, sloughing of the skin and deeper tissues, and marked constitutional depression. It differs from a boil in size, tendency to spread, and the absence of a central core, and is frequently fatal. It is also called anthrax.
  • n. A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone. It has eight scepters or staves radiating from a common center. Called also escarbuncle.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A beautiful gem of a deep-red color, inclining to scarlet, found chiefly in the East Indies.
  • n. In pathology, a circumscribed inflammation of the subcutaneous connective tissue, resulting in suppuration and sloughing, and having a tendency to extend itself, undermining the skin. It is somewhat similar to a boil, but more serious in its effects.
  • n. In her.: A charge or bearing generally consisting of 8 radiating staffs or scepters, 4 of which are vertical and horizontal and 4 diagonal or saltierwise, and supposed to represent the precious stone carbuncle. Also called escarbuncle.
  • n. The tincture red, when describing a nobleman's escutcheon according to the system of blazoning by precious stones. See blazon, n., 2.
  • n. A whelk or “toddy-blossom” on a drunkard's face.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets
  • n. an infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    garnet    staphylococcal infection   
    Cross Reference
    contagious carbuncle    ruby   
    Variant
    anthrax    escarbuncle   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sardonyx    carnelian    amethyst    malachite    chrysolite   
     
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