Definitions from Wiktionary (carbuncle)
▸ noun: (archaic) A deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon.
▸ noun: (heraldry) A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone, with eight sceptres or staves radiating from a common centre; an escarbuncle.
▸ noun: (pathology) An abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by staphylococcal infection.
▸ noun: An unpopular or ugly building; an eyesore.
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▸ noun: (archaic) A deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon.
▸ noun: (heraldry) A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone, with eight sceptres or staves radiating from a common centre; an escarbuncle.
▸ noun: (pathology) An abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by staphylococcal infection.
▸ noun: An unpopular or ugly building; an eyesore.
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carbunkle,
escarbuncle,
charbocle,
carnosity,
caruncle,
caruncula,
carburet,
carunculation,
carbureter,
carve,
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