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English Dictionary: Cornelian by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cornelian
n
  1. a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony [syn: carnelian, cornelian]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cornelian \Cor*nel"ian\ (k?r-n?lyan), n. [F. cornaline, OF.
      corneline, fr. L. cornu horn. So called from its horny
      appearance when broken. See {Horn}, and cf. {Carnelian}.]
      (Min.)
      Same as {Carnelian}.
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