- charbocle
- charbocle, -oncle, -okel, -ucle, -ugle, -ukkil
obs. ff. carbuncle.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
charbocle
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Charbocle — Char bo*cle, n. Carbuncle. [Written also {Charboncle}.] [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Charboncle — Charbocle Char bo*cle, n. Carbuncle. [Written also {Charboncle}.] [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carbuncle — early 13c., fiery jewel, from O.N.Fr. carbuncle (O.Fr. charbocle) carbuncle stone, also carbuncle, boil, from L. carbunculus red gem, also red, inflamed spot, lit. a little coal, from carbo (gen. carbonis) coal (see CARBON (Cf. carbon)).… … Etymology dictionary
