Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - carbuncle
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Carbuncle
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French charbucle, carbuncule, from Latin carbunculus small coal, ~, diminutive of carbon-, carbo charcoal, ember Date: 13th century 1. a. obsolete any of several red precious stones b. the garnet cut cabochon 2. a painful local purulent inflammation of the skin and deeper tissues with multiple openings for the discharge of pus and usually necrosis and sloughing of dead tissue • ~d adjective • carbuncular adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a severe abscess in the skin. 2 a bright red gem. Derivatives carbuncular adj. Etymology: ME f. OF charbucle etc. f. L carbunculus small coal f. carbo coal ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. карбункул; драгоценный камень красного цвета (преим. гранат, рубин) 2. драгоценный камень 3. мед. карбункул ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ n 1 a large painful lump under someone's skin 2 a red jewel, especially a garnet (1) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 13c., from O.Fr. charboucle, from L. carbunculus "red gem," also "red, inflamed spot," lit. "a little coal," from carbo (gen. carbonis) "coal" (see carbon). Originally of rubies, garnets, and other red jewels, applied to tumors early 15c. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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