Meaning of CARBONADO
Pronunciation: | | `kârbu'neydow
|
WordNet Dictionary |
|
| Definition: | |
- [n] a piece of meat (or fish) that has been scored and broiled
- [n] an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing
|
|
| Sponsored Links: | |
|
|
| Synonyms: | | black diamond |
|
| See Also: | | adamant, diamond, meat | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
|
| Definition: | |
\Car`bo*na"do\, Carbonade \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}. [Pg.,
carbonated.] (Min.)
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.
|
|
|
|