Carnelian

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A pale to deep red or reddish-brown variety of clear chalcedony, used in jewelry.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A hard, reddish brown chalcedony; used in jewelery,
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A variety of chalcedony, of a clear, deep red, flesh red, or reddish white color. It is moderately hard, capable of a good polish, and often used for seals.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A siliceous stone, a variety of chalcedony, of a deep-red, flesh-red, or reddish-white color.
  • n. The beautiful red or reddish color of this stone. The distinctive colors of Cornell University are cornelian and white.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    chalcedony    calcedony   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cornelian   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cornelian    lazuli    beryl    jasper    amethyst