cornelian
Collocations
3ADJ.
pale
VERB + CORNELIAN
renders, tested
CORNELIAN + NOUN
albescent, french
Definitions
noun
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 a moment, the cornelian recovers its former brisk red colour.
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Deudorix.
noun
The cornelian cherry (fruit).
adj
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 […]
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a translucent red or orange variety of chalcedony
- carnelian
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
2This 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 upo
WiktionaryNick tried for a while to talk to Emile about scrap metal, which tested his Cornelian French to the limits […]
Wiktionary