Carbuncle
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Carbuncle may refer to:
- Carbuncle (gemstone), a deep-red cabochon cut gemstone usually garnet, specifically almandine
- Carbuncle (heraldry), a charge or bearing, consisting of eight radii, or spokes; four of which make a common cross, and the other four a saltire
- Carbuncle (legendary creature), a legendary creature in South American folklore that is associated with gemstones
- Carbuncle (pathology), an abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin
- The Carbuncle, a small island off Port Sorell, Tasmania, Australia
- Carbuncle Hill Archaeological District, RI-1072-1079, a historic district in Coventry, Rhode Island
See also
- "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", a Sherlock Holmes short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- The Carbuncle Awards, presented to buildings and areas in Scotland intermittently since 2000
- Carbuncle Cup, an annual architectural award for the ugliest new building in the United Kingdom
- "The Great Carbuncle", a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Monstrous carbuncle, a pejorative term coined by Charles III for ugly architecture
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