carbuncle
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++car·bun·cle /ˈkɑːbʌŋkəl $ ˈkɑːr-/ noun [countable] 1. MIa large painful lump under someone’s skin 痈，疔2. DCJa red jewel, especially a garnet 红宝石，〔尤指〕石榴石
Examples from the Corpus
carbuncle• Yet they were covered in carbuncles and boils.• Karl Marx said that the bourgeoisie would suffer from the carbuncles that afflicted his buttocks as he composed Das Kapital.• This can be seen in the liquified, dead centre of the carbuncle.• A heap of bones, a wrecked carbuncle.Origin carbuncle (1200-1300) Old French Latin carbunculus “small piece of burning coal”, from carbo; → CARBONcar·bun·cle nounChineseSyllable
someone’s Corpus lump a large under painful skin
carbuncle
car‧bun‧cle /ˈkɑːbʌŋkəl $ ˈkɑːr-/
noun [countable]
2. a red jewel, especially a garnet
car‧bun‧cle /ˈkɑːbʌŋkəl $ ˈkɑːr-/
noun [countable] Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin carbunculus 'small piece of burning coal', from carbo; ⇨ carbon
1. a large painful lump under someone’s skinLanguage: Old French
Origin: Latin carbunculus 'small piece of burning coal', from carbo; ⇨ carbon
2. a red jewel, especially a garnet