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CARBONADOES
CARBONADO
carbonado
(noun) a piece of meat (or fish) that has been scored and broiled
carbonado, black diamond
(noun) an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
carbonadoes
plural of carbonado
Source: Wiktionary
CARBONADO
Car"bo*nade, Car`bo*na"do, n. Etym: [Cf. F. carbonnade, It. carbonata, Sp. carbonada, from L. carbo coal.] (Cookery)
Definition: Flesh, fowl, etc., cut across, seasoned, and broiled on coals; a chop. [Obs.]
Car`bo*na"do, Car"bo*nade, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Carbonadoed; p. pr. & vb. n. Carbonadoing.]
1. To cut (meat) across for frying or broiling; to cut or slice and broil. [Obs.] A short-legged hen daintily carbonadoed. Bean. & Fl.
2. To cut or hack, as in fighting. [Obs.] I'll so carbonado your shanks. Shak.
Car`bo*na"do, n.; pl. Carbonadoes. Etym: [Pg., carbonated.] (Min.)
Definition: A black variety of diamond, found in Brazil, and used for diamond drills. It occurs in irregular or rounded fragments, rarely distinctly crystallized, with a texture varying from compact to porous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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