cornelian
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.45 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The cornelian cherry (fruit).
adj
Pertaining to Pierre Corneille, or characteristic of his tragedies
Example Sentences
- "This proceedeth from the variety of air (commonly found in islands) which sometimes being moist, sullies and renders the cornelian pale or albescent, after the manner of glass, which when breath'd upon, is clouded with a pale whitish colour, but upon change to a drier air, which will often happen in a moment, the cornelian recovers its former brisk red colour."
- "Nick tried for a while to talk to Emile about scrap metal, which tested his Cornelian French to the limits […]"
Etymology
From Old French corneline (French cornaline), from Medieval Latin cornus or cornum after the berry Cornus mas (cornelian cherry).
Origin
- Source language: Old French