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Definition of Carbuncles

Carbuncle
Carbuncle Car"bun*cle, n. [L. carbunculus a little coal, a bright kind of precious stone, a kind of tumor, dim. of carbo coal: cf. F. carboncle. See Carbon.] 1. (Min.) A beautiful gem of a deep red color (with a mixture of scarlet) called by the Greeks anthrax; found in the East Indies. When held up to the sun, it loses its deep tinge, and becomes of the color of burning coal. The name belongs for the most part to ruby sapphire, though it has been also given to red spinel and garnet. 2. (Med.) A very painful acute local inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue, esp. of the trunk or back of the neck, characterized by brawny hardness of the affected parts, sloughing of the skin and deeper tissues, and marked constitutional depression. It differs from a boil in size, tendency to spread, and the absence of a central core, and is frequently fatal. It is also called anthrax. 3. (Her.) A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone. It has eight scepters or staves radiating from a common center. Called also escarbuncle.

Meaning of Carbuncles from wikipedia

- may drain freely from the carbuncle, or intervention involving an incision and drainage procedure may be needed. Carbuncles may develop anywhere, but...
- carbuncles." A carbuncle plays a mystic role in Nathaniel Hawthorne's story "The Great Carbuncle". Hamlet by William Shakespeare refers to carbuncles...
- basically pus-filled nodules. Individual boils clustered together are called carbuncles. Most human infections are caused by coagulase-positive S. aureus strains...
- The Carbuncle is a small island, part of the North Coast Group of islands, lying in southern B**** Strait near Port Sorell in north-west Tasmania, with...
- "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" is one of 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the seventh story of twelve in the...
- The Zit Building Award Carbuncle Cup ****bernauld Urban Realm "Carbuncles". urbanrealm.com. Retrieved 2014-09-04. "The Carbuncle Awards 2005". urbanrealm...
- Carbuncle (Spanish: Carbunclo, Carbunco or Carbúnculo) is a legendary species of small animal in South American folklore, specifically in the mining folklore...
- 2010. Urban Realm. "The Carbuncle Awards 2005". Retrieved 4 September 2014. Glancey, Jonathan (17 May 2004). "Life after carbuncles". The Guardian. "A speech...
- Look up carbuncle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A carbuncle is an abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto...
- "The Great Carbuncle" is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It first appeared in December 1835 before being included in the collection Twice-Told Tales...