carbonado

Noun
Synonyms: black diamond

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishingSynonyms: black diamond
  2. a piece of meat (or fish) that has been scored and broiled
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Carbonade \Car"bo*nade\, Carbonado \Car`bo*na"do\, n. [Cf. F. carbonnade, It. carbonata, Sp. carbonada, from L. carbo coal.] (Cookery) Flesh, fowl, etc., cut across, seasoned, and broiled on coals; a chop. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Carbonado
Carbonado \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.] [1913 Webster]

A short-legged hen daintily carbonadoed.— Bean. & Fl.[1913 Webster]

2.To cut or hack, as in fighting. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

I'll so carbonado your shanks.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
Carbonado \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. [1913 Webster]
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