carbuncles
noun
Meaning
- A deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon.
- A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone, with eight sceptres or staves radiating from a common centre; an escarbuncle.
- An abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by bacterial infection.
- An unpopular or ugly building; an eyesore.
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