CARBUNCLE


Meaning of CARBUNCLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkär-ˌbəŋ-kəl ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French charbucle, carbuncule, from Latin carbunculus small coal, carbuncle, 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

• car·bun·cled -kəld adjective

• car·bun·cu·lar kär-ˈbəŋ-kyə-lər adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.