Carnelian

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  • noun. A pale to deep red or reddish-brown variety of clear chalcedony, used in jewelry.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The beautiful red or reddish color of this stone. The distinctive colors of Cornell University are cornelian and white.
  • noun. A siliceous stone, a variety of chalcedony, of a deep-red, flesh-red, or reddish-white color.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A variety of chalcedony, of a clear, deep red, flesh red, or reddish white color. It is moderately hard, capable of a good polish, and often used for seals.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A hard, reddish brown chalcedony; used in jewelery,
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony
  • Word Usage
    "The orange stone is sometimes referred to as carnelian agate as, held up to the light, it exhibits the parallel banding typical of agates."
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    cornelian