"escarbuncle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: escarbuncles [plural]
Etymology: Old French escharboncle, see Modern French escaboucle. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|escharboncle}} Old French escharboncle, {{cog|fr|escaboucle}} French escaboucle Head templates: {{en-noun}} escarbuncle (plural escarbuncles)
  1. (archaic) A carbuncle (gemstone). Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-escarbuncle-en-noun-6XiOEFc6
  2. (heraldry) A carbuncle (heraldic charge). Categories (topical): Heraldic charges
    Sense id: en-escarbuncle-en-noun-G0JgAqFs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

Inflected forms

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