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Carbuncle
Topics referred to by the same term
Carbuncle may refer to:
- Carbuncle (gemstone), a deep-red cabochon cut gemstone usually garnet, specifically almandine
- Carbuncle (heraldry), a charge or bearing, consisting of eight radii, or spokes; four of which make a common cross, and the other four a saltire
- Carbuncle (legendary creature), in South American folklore, associated with gemstones
- Carbuncle (pathology), an abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin
- The Carbuncle, a small island off Port Sorell, Tasmania, Australia
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