Carnelian (noun)
ca-nee-lee-an
A semi-precious stone consisting of a dull red or reddish-white variety of chalcedony (quartz)
Late Middle English: from Old French corneline; the prefix car- being suggested by Latin caro, carn- ‘flesh’.
Example sentences
“She wore carnelian beads and smelled of salt water.”
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