As a noun carbuncle
is (archaic) a deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon.
As an adjective undefined is
lacking a definition or value.
carbuncle English
Noun
( en noun)
(archaic) A deep-red or fiery colored garnet or other dark red precious stone, especially when cut cabochon.
* 1602 . , act 2 scene 2 line 401:
- With eyes like carbuncles , the hellish Pyrrhus...
* 1611 . Old Testament , King James Version, Isaiah 54:12:
- And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles , and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
An abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin. It is usually caused by bacterial infection.
(heraldiccharge) A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone, with eight sceptres or staves radiating from a common centre; an escarbuncle.
See also
* ruby
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undefined English
Adjective
( wikipedia undefined)
( -)
Lacking a definition or value.
(mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.
- The result of division by zero is undefined .
Antonyms
* defined
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