• In John Milton's Paradise Lost, Book 9, Satan's eyes are like carbuncles (line 500), an image Milton may have borrowed from the Roman de la Rose. (wikipedia.org)
  • v.12] And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones. (wikipedia.org)
  • Carbuncle (/ˈkɑːrbʌŋkəl/) is another name for a deep red almandine gemstone that has been cut with a smooth, convex face in a method called cabochon. (wikipedia.org)
  • A carbuncle /ˈkɑːrbʌŋkəl/ is any red gemstone, most often a red garnet. (languagemart.in)
  • The Latin word, 'carbunculus' alludes to a burning piece of coal or ember. (languagemart.in)
  • The Latin scholars will know straight away: carbuncle comes from carbunculus, which literally translates as a little coal . (madrigal.com.au)
  • When held up to the sun, this gem shines like a burning coal, a dark-red glowing coal, and hence is called "carbunculus", i.e., a little coal. (childrensteachingbible.com)
  • Gr (burning) coal, hence ulcer, carbuncle] 1. (en-academic.com)
  • Although they share the same linguistic origin, this gemstone should not be confused with the medical term carbuncle, a type of abscess. (wikipedia.org)
  • In South American folklore, the carbuncle is a small elusive animal containing a mirror, shining gemstone or riches like gold. (wikipedia.org)
  • I struggled with the nine-letter word puzzle in the Sydney Morning Herald a few days ago (13 October 2009) to find, after rather too much time, the anagram's solution was CARBUNCLE. (madrigal.com.au)