carneol

noun

car·​ne·​ol

variants or carneole

ˈkärnēˌȯl,

-ōl

plural -s

: carnelian sense 1

Word History

Etymology

probably from Medieval Latin carneolus, probably from Late Latin carneus, from carn-, caro flesh

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