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Meaning of CARBONADO

Pronunciation:  `kârbu'neydow

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a piece of meat (or fish) that has been scored and broiled
  2. [n]  an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing
 
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 Synonyms: black diamond
 
 See Also: adamant, diamond, meat

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \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.
    
  2. \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.
    
 

 

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