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单词 carnelian
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
car•nel•ian  (kär nēlyən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Jewelrya red or reddish variety of chalcedony, used in jewelry.
Also, cornelian. 
  • Middle French, probably equivalent. to Old French cornele cornel cherry + -ine -ine1) + -ian
  • variant (with a of carnation) of cornelian, Middle English cornel(ine) (1685–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
carnelian /kɑːˈniːljən/ n
  1. a red or reddish-yellow translucent variety of chalcedony, used as a gemstone
Etymology: 17th Century: variant of cornelian, from Old French corneline, of uncertain origin; car- spelling influenced by Latin carneus flesh-coloured
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