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Meaning of escarbuncle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A carbuncle (gemstone).
    archaic
  2. A carbuncle (heraldic charge).

Examples

“To give light to the presence chamber were seven escarbuncles, great as pumpkins, hung in order down the length of it, and nine fair moonstones standing in order on silver pedestals between the pillars on the dais.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Escarcega Escareno escargatoire Escargot Escargots escarmouche

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