CARNELIAN


Meaning of CARNELIAN in English

/kahr neel"yeuhn/ , n.

a red or reddish variety of chalcedony, used in jewelry.

Also, cornelian .

[ 1685-95; var. (with a of CARNATION) of cornelian, ME cornel ( ine ) ( cornele cornel cherry + -ine -INE 1 ) + -IAN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .