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carbuncle

/kɑːˈbʌŋ.kəl/

/kɑrˈbʌŋ.kəl/

Translations

carbunclenoun

carbuncles

/kɑːˈbʌŋ.kəl/

/kɑrˈbʌŋ.kəl/

furoncle charbonneuxMédecine.

The doctor treated the carbuncle on his back with antibiotics.

Le médecin a traité le furoncle charbonneux dans son dos avec des antibiotiques.

verrueSens figuré, familier, surtout britannique.

Local residents regard the new glass tower as a carbuncle on the historic town square.

Les habitants considèrent la nouvelle tour de verre comme une verrue sur la place historique de la ville.

grenatBijouterie.

The queen's crown was adorned with a large carbuncle that sparkled in the sunlight.

La couronne de la reine était ornée d'un grand grenat qui brillait au soleil.

Additional translations

anthrax cutanéMédecine.

Synonyms

carbuncleverb

carbuncled

Past Simple

carbuncled

Past Participle

carbuncling

Gerund

/ˈkɑːˌbʌŋkəl/

/ˈkɑrˌbʌŋkəl/

Rare, chiefly archaic verb meaning to adorn with carbuncles or to cause carbuncles to form.

ornerLittéraire.

The jeweller carbuncled the hilt with deep-red stones.

Le bijoutier orna la garde de pierres rouge sombre.

Synonyms

Definitions

carbunclenoun

A painful localized bacterial infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue that usually has several openings through which pus is discharged.

The doctor treated the carbuncle on his back with antibiotics.

A bright red gemstone, especially a garnet cut en cabochon.

The queen's crown was adorned with a large carbuncle that sparkled in the sunlight.

An ugly, intrusive, or unsightly building or structure that disfigures its surroundings (chiefly British, informal).

Local residents regard the new glass tower as a carbuncle on the historic town square.

carbuncleverb

To set or adorn with carbuncles (gemstones), or figuratively to cover with carbuncles; to cause carbuncles to develop on.

The jeweller carbuncled the hilt with deep-red stones.