carneity (karneiti)

[L. carneus, of flesh: see carneous.] Fleshine . [Rare.] carnelt (kär'nel), n. [ME., also kernel, kirnel, kyrnel, So harde sautes to the cite were zeuen, That the komli kerneles were to-clatered with engines. William of Palerne (E. E. T. S.), 1. 2858. And alle the walles beth of Wit, to holde Wil the route; The carnels beth of Cris tend am, the kuynde to saue. Piers Plowman (A), vi. 78. carnelian, cornelian (kär-, kôr-nē'lyan), n. [More correctly cornelian (changed to carnelian in simulation of L. caro ( carn- ), flesh), E. car neol, q. v.); a dim. form, E. horn; called from its horny appearance; cf. onyx, which means lit. 'a finger-nail or claw.] A siliceous stone, a variety chalcedony, of a deep-red, flesh-red, or reddish-white color. It is tolerably hard, capable of a good polish, and is used for seals, etc. The finest specimens come from Cambay (hence also called Cambay stones ) and Surat, in India, where they are found as nodules of a blackish-olive color, after two years' exposure to the sun, are boiled for two in peculiar strata, 30 feet below the surface. The nodules, days, and thereby acquire the beautiful colors for which they are prized.