Definitions for carnelians

carnelians car·nel·ian

Spelling: [kahr-neel-yuh n]
IPA: /kɑrˈnil yən/

Carnelians is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 736 anagrams from letters in carnelians (aaceilnnrs).

Definitions for carnelians

noun

  1. a red or reddish variety of chalcedony, used in jewelry.

Origin of carnelians

1685-95; variant (with a of carnation) of cornelian, Middle English cornel(ine) (Middle French, probably equivalent to Old French cornele cornel cherry + -ine

Examples for carnelians

The gems of onyx, carnelian and agate are later and bear various figures, and in some cases Arabic inscriptions.

Our favorite resorts, and it is so with all tourists, were Emerald and carnelian Bays.

It is of alabaster, inlaid with agate, carnelian, and jasper.

No sandstones of the East glow with such a splendor of carnelian hue.

carnelian is a red variety of chalcedony, sard a brown variety.

Thirty or forty men were tapping the pillars and steps of a carnelian shrine heavy with gold.

carnelian Bay and its attractions are fully described in its own chapter.

The town is celebrated for its manufacture of agate and carnelian ornaments, of reputation principally in China.

Round the bones of the arm were carnelian beads of short barrel shape.

Often made up of alternate layers of chalcedony, carnelian, and cacholong.

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