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  Word: Carbuncle

  ID	Word	Wordtype	Definition
  23245	Carbuncle	n.	A beautiful gem of a deep red color (with a mixture of scarlet) called by the Greeks anthrax; found in the East Indies. When held up to the sun, it loses its deep tinge, and becomes of the color of burning coal. The name belongs for the most part to ruby sapphire, though it has been also given to red spinel and garnet.

  
  

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