carbuncle

car·bun·cle  (kärbngkl)

n.

1. A painful localized bacterial infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue that usually has several openings through which pus is discharged.

2.

a. A deep-red garnet, unfaceted and convex.

b. Obsolete A red precious stone.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin carbunculus, small glowing ember, carbuncle, diminutive of carb, carbn-, coal; see ker-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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carbuncled adj.

car·buncu·lar (-ky-lr) adj.

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carbuncle [ˈkɑːˌbʌŋk^əl]

n

1. (Medicine / Pathology) an extensive skin eruption, similar to but larger than a boil, with several openings: caused by staphylococcal infection

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) a rounded gemstone, esp a garnet cut without facets

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) a dark reddish-greyish-brown colour

[from Latin carbunculus diminutive of carbō coal]

carbuncled  adj

carbuncular  [kɑːˈbʌŋkjʊlə] adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	carbuncle - deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets garnet - any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive
	2.	carbuncle - an infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus staphylococcal infection - an infection with staphylococcus bacteria; usually marked by abscess formation

Translations

carbuncle [ˈkɑːbʌŋkl] N

1. (Med) → carbunc(l)o m

2. (= ruby) → carbúnculo m, carbunco m

carbuncle

n

(Med) → Karbunkel m

(= jewel) → Karfunkel(stein) m

carbuncle [ˈkɑːˌbʌŋkl] n (Med) → foruncolo

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carbuncle [ˈkɑːˌbʌŋkl] n (Med) → foruncolo