Definition of Cornelians

1. cornelian [n] - See also: cornelian

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cornelians

corneal topography
corneal transplant
corneal transplantation
corneal trepanation
corneal ulcer
corneally
corneas
corned
corned beef
corned beef hash
corneitis
corneitises
cornel
cornelian
cornelian cherry
cornelians (current term)
cornell medical index
cornels
cornemuse
cornemuses
corneoblepharon
corneocyte envelope
corneocytes
corneosclera
corneoscleral
corneoscleral part of trabecular reticulum

Literary usage of Cornelians

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Conquest of Canada by George Warburton (1849)
"In the Gaspe " district many beautiful quartz, and a great variety of cornelians, agates, ... cornelians ..."

2. The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical by John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees, Thomas Hood, John Harris (1810)
"... together with some seals cut on coarse cornelians: on one cornelian was the figure of Bacchus, with a thyrsus. Two of (lt« attars belonging to this ..."

3. A Geographical View of the World: Embracing the Manners, Customs, and by Richard Phillips, James Gates Percival (1826)
"... principal parts of this vast fabric are inlaid with wreaths of flowers and foliage in their natural colours, entirely composed of cornelians, onyxes, ..."

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