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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CORNELIAN, CORNEMUSE, CORNAMUTE, n. A kind of rustic flute.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony [syn: carnelian, cornelian]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 15th century carnelian

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (also carnelian) 1 a dull red or reddish-white variety of chalcedony. 2 this colour. Etymology: ME f. OF corneline; car- after L caro carnis flesh

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Cornelian Cor*nel"ian (k?r-n?lyan), n. [F. cornaline, OF. corneline, fr. L. cornu horn. So called from its horny appearance when broken. See Horn, and cf. Carnelian.] (Min.) Same as Carnelian.





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