carnelian
a red or reddish variety of chalcedony, used in jewelry.
Origin of carnelian
1- Also cornelian.
Words Nearby carnelian
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How to use carnelian in a sentence
As crystals’ soothing popularity continues, one — carnelian — attracts those in search of self-improvement and positivity.
For he hath sent demanding my daughter, and commanding me to break my carnelian-idol, and to adopt his faith.'
The Arabian Nights | UnknownOften made up of alternate layers of chalcedony, carnelian, and cacholong.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 | Henry Rowe SchoolcraftHe held out to Val a chain of gold mesh ending in a carnelian carved into a seal.
Ralestone Luck | Andre NortonThis tomb contained also a string of beads, barrel beads of lapis lazuli, carnelian and gold foil, and small discs of gold.
El Kab | J.E. Quibell
So the little girl, in two winks, had her under one arm and was on her way to the carnelian bluff.
The Biography of a Prairie Girl | Eleanor Gates
British Dictionary definitions for carnelian
/ (kɑːˈniːljən) /
a red or reddish-yellow translucent variety of chalcedony, used as a gemstone
Origin of carnelian
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