English Explanatory Dictionary

escarbuncle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

escarbuncle escarbuncles

Etymology

Old French escharboncle, see Modern French escaboucle.

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