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carbuncle

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carbuncle

In medicine, a collection of boils forming an abscess, caused by bacterial infection. It is usually treated with antibiotics.

carbuncle

In gemology, a red precious stone, especially a garnet, cut with a smooth, rounded surface.



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Sullivan, in his History of Maine, written since the Revolution, remarks, that even then the existence of the Great Carbuncle was not entirely discredited.
From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
In the Sketches from Memory Hawthorne gives an intimation of the tale which he might write and did afterward write of The Great Carbuncle.
The Great Carbuncle by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
Van Tromp, in a suit of French country velveteens and with a remarkable carbuncle on his nose.
Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
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