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Definition of Carbuncled
1. Adjective. Afflicted with or resembling a carbuncle.
2. Adjective. Set with carbuncles.
Definition of Carbuncled
1. a. Set with carbuncles.
Definition of Carbuncled
1. Adjective. Set with carbuncles (red precious stones). ¹
2. Adjective. Affected with a carbuncle or carbuncles; marked with red sores; pimpled and blotched. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Carbuncled
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carbuncled
Literary usage of Carbuncled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Encyclopædia of Gardening: Comprising the Theory and Practice of by John Claudius Loudon (1822)
"Small romana, oval. Larger netted romana, oral. carbuncled rock ... Of the
carbuncled rock, there are two sorts : the smaller is by far the best. ..."
2. Seven Lectures on Shakespeare and Milton by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1856)
"There did persuade great Herod. SCENE 8. And let the queen know our guests.
And let the queen know our gests. carbuncled like holy Phoebus' car. ..."
3. Narratives of Remarkable Conversions and Revival Incidents: Including a by William C. Conant (1858)
"Just the moment before these words were pronounced, a fly had fastened on the
carbuncled nose of the inn-keeper, and, stinging him sharply, he drew one of ..."
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