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carbuncle
[kahr-buhng-kuhl]
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.
carbuncle
/ ˈkɑːˌbʌŋkəl, kɑːˈbʌŋkjʊlə /
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
Other Word Forms
- carbuncular adjective
- ˈˌܲԳ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of carbuncle1
Word History and Origins
Origin of carbuncle1
Example Sentences
Mr Venturi's design was chosen following the cancellation of a proposed extension to the National Gallery, famously derided as a "monstrous carbuncle" on Trafalgar Square by Prince Charles.
Watching Donald Trump speak is like watching a festering carbuncle explode in a spray of pus and blood.
He disdained a proposed addition to London’s National Gallery as “a monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend.”
The drama, in their view, is nothing less than a monstrous carbuncle on the face of British society.
The plan, included a modern-looking curved glass courtyard, was, according to Charles, “a monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend.”
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