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cornelian¹

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From Old French corneline (French cornaline), from Medieval Latin cornus or cornum after the berry Cornus mas (cornelian cherry).

noun cornelians

  1. alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of carnelian This proceedeth from the variety of air (commonly found in islands) which sometimes being moist, sullies and renders the cornelian pale or albescent, after the manner of glass, which when breath'd upon, is clouded with a pale whitish colour, but upon change to a drier air, which will often happen in
  2. countable, uncountable Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Deudorix.

cornelian²

noun cornelians

  1. The cornelian cherry (fruit).

Cornelian³

Where it comes from

From French cornélien.

adjective more Cornelian · most Cornelian

  1. Pertaining to Pierre Corneille, or characteristic of his tragedies Nick tried for a while to talk to Emile about scrap metal, which tested his Cornelian French to the limits […]

noun Cornelians

  1. A student or alumnus of Cornell University, New York, United States.

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@misc{cornelian_2026,
  title = {cornelian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cornelian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}