Cornelian


[kawr-neel-yuh n] /kɔrˈnil yən/

noun
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/kɔːˈniːlɪən/
noun
1.
a variant spelling of carnelian
n.

“red variety of chalcedony,” a variant of corneline (c.1400), from Old French corneline (Modern French cornaline), diminutive of corneola, probably from Vulgar Latin *cornea, from Latin cornus, name of a type of berry (see cornel).

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