'Cornelian' definitions:
Definition of 'cornelian'
noun
A translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony [syn:
carnelian, cornelian]
Definition of 'Cornelian'
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Cornelian \Cor*nel"ian\ (k?r-n?lyan), n. [F. cornaline, OF.
corneline, fr. L. cornu horn. So called from its horny
appearance when broken. See Horn, and cf. Carnelian.]
(Min.)
Same as Carnelian.
[1913 Webster]
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