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carnelian

car·nel·ian [ kaar nlyən ] (plural car·nel·ians) or cor·nel·ian [ kawr nlyən ] (plural cor·nel·ians)


noun 
Definition:
 
reddish translucent gemstone: a hard reddish translucent semiprecious stone that is a variety of chalcedony. Use: gems.

[Late 17th century. Alteration (influenced by Latin carn- "flesh") of cornelian< obsolete French corneline]
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