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Definition of escarbuncle

Escarbuncle
Escarbuncle Es*car"bun*cle, n. [OF. escarbuncle, F. escaboucle.] (Her.) See Carbuncle, 3.
escarbuncle
Carbuncle Car"bun*cle, n. [L. carbunculus a little coal, a bright kind of precious stone, a kind of tumor, dim. of carbo coal: cf. F. carboncle. See Carbon.] 1. (Min.) A beautiful gem of a deep red color (with a mixture of scarlet) called by the Greeks anthrax; found in the East Indies. When held up to the sun, it loses its deep tinge, and becomes of the color of burning coal. The name belongs for the most part to ruby sapphire, though it has been also given to red spinel and garnet. 2. (Med.) A very painful acute local inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue, esp. of the trunk or back of the neck, characterized by brawny hardness of the affected parts, sloughing of the skin and deeper tissues, and marked constitutional depression. It differs from a boil in size, tendency to spread, and the absence of a central core, and is frequently fatal. It is also called anthrax. 3. (Her.) A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone. It has eight scepters or staves radiating from a common center. Called also escarbuncle.

Meaning of escarbuncle from wikipedia

- A carbuncle or escarbuncle is a heraldic charge consisting of eight radiating rods or spokes, four of which make a common cross and the other four a saltire...
- the object itself, but among such objects are the escarbuncle, the fasces, and the key. The escarbuncle developed from the radiating iron bands used to...
- Gules, an Inescutcheon Argent, overall an Escarbuncle Or (Cleves) Badge: a lion rampant Sable a escarbuncle Or The black lion badge was apparently derived...
- white (argent) escutcheon (shield shape) with an eightfold fleur-de-lys (escarbuncle/metal shield reinforcement). The sinister side shows a golden (or) lion...
- 1st Baron Killearn Crest A gryphon's head erased Gules charged with an escarbuncle Argent between two wings paly of four Argent and Gules. Escutcheon Per...
- of Baron Killearn Crest A gryphon's head erased Gules charged with an escarbuncle Argent between two wings paly of four Argent and Gules. Escutcheon Per...
- raguly erect Azure a stag browsing Or attired Sable. Shield Argent three escarbuncles fesswise Sable between as many bears’ heads erased of the last muzzled...
- ordo (No force alters their fashion) Henry II: the Planta-genista; an Escarbuncle; a Sword and Olive branch Richard I: a star of thirteen rays and a crescent;...
- Clunford, the third Barrington, the fourth Mercy, the fifth Mandeville (the escarbuncle in the portrait is painted in a ghost-like way but it should be black)...
- Gules. Supporters: Dexter: A Lion Azure, charged on the shoulder with an Escarbuncle Or; Sinister: A Griffin Azure, wings Ermine, beaked and legged Or. Creation...