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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing [syn: carbonado, black diamond]
2: a piece of meat (or fish) that has been scored and broiled

Merriam Webster's

I. noun (plural -dos or -does) Etymology: Spanish carbonada Date: 1584 archaic a piece of meat scored before grilling II. transitive verb Date: 1599 1. archaic to make a carbonado of 2. archaic cut, slash III. noun (plural -dos) Etymology: Portuguese, literally, carbonated Date: 1853 an impure opaque dark-colored fine-grained aggregate of diamond particles valuable for its superior toughness

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -os) a dark opaque or impure kind of diamond used as an abrasive, for drills etc. Etymology: Port.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Carbonade Car"bo*nade, Carbonado Car`bo*na"do, n. [Cf. F. carbonnade, It. carbonata, Sp. carbonada, from L. carbo coal.] (Cookery) Flesh, fowl, etc., cut across, seasoned, and broiled on coals; a chop. [Obs.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Carbonado Car`bo*na"do, Carbonade Car"bo*nade, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Carbonadoed; p. pr. & vb. n. Carbonadoing.] 1. To cut (meat) across for frying or broiling; to cut or slice and broil. [Obs.] A short-legged hen daintily carbonadoed. --Bean. & Fl. 2. To cut or hack, as in fighting. [Obs.] I'll so carbonado your shanks. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Carbonado Car`bo*na"do, n.; pl. Carbonadoes. [Pg., carbonated.] (Min.) A black variety of diamond, found in Brazil, and used for diamond drills. It occurs in irregular or rounded fragments, rarely distinctly crystallized, with a texture varying from compact to porous.