carbuncle, n.

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Posted by Simone Muench
August 29, 2006 10:23 AM
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1. Pathology. A painful circumscribed inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue, resulting in suppuration and sloughing, and having a tendency to spread somewhat like a boil, but more serious in its effects.
2. A gemstone, esp. a garnet, cut with a convex back and a cabochon surface.
3. Also called London brown. A dark grayish, red-brown color.

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