car·nel·ian (kär-n l y n) also cor·nel·ian (kôr-)n. A pale to deep red or reddish-brown variety of clear chalcedony, used in jewelry. [Middle English corneline, from Old French, from cornel, cornel, from Latin cornus.] |   carnelian and silver bead necklace |
carnelian [kɑːˈniːljən]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a red or reddish-yellow translucent variety of chalcedony, used as a gemstone
[variant of cornelian, from Old French corneline, of uncertain origin; car- spelling influenced by Latin carneus flesh-coloured]
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| Noun | 1. | carnelian - a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony calcedony, chalcedony - a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz |
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