carneol

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noun

Carnelian.

OriginMedieval Latin carneolus ← Latin carneus →
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Meanings

nouncarneol (plural carneols)

plural carneols · alternative carneole

  1. archaichistoricalCarnelian.

    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.

    1991, Lawrence Norfolk, Lemprière's Dictionary, Grove Press, published 1999, page 71

Origin

  1. Latincarneus“fleshy”
  2. Medieval Latincarneolus“carnelian”
  3. Englishcarneol

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

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cornealLoranceCarlone
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APA

carneol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carneol

MLA

“carneol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carneol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carneol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carneol.

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