escarbuncle

== English == === Etymology === Old French escharboncle, see Modern French escaboucle. === Noun === escarbuncle (plural escarbuncles) (archaic) A carbuncle (gemstone). (heraldry) A carbuncle (heraldic charge). === References === “escarbuncle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.