Definition of "cornelian" [cor•nel•ian]

• Variant of carnelian. (noun)

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• "[Footnote 1: The cornelian was a present from his friend Edleston, a"
• "Inside, she had created a series of corridors, one after the other, leading to the heart of the building—a white-marble-paved room set with exquisite pietra dura inlay of agates, sard, jade, and cornelian, gleaming marble walls, and a raised cenotaph in the center."
• "A broad path followed the stone wall that surrounded them, encompassed by a low hedge of cornelian cherry trees and rose, gooseberry, and current bushes."