Carbuncle (disambiguation)

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A Carbuncle is an abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin

Carbuncle may also refer to:

  • Carbuncle (Final Fantasy), a summon creature from the video game series Final Fantasy
  • Carbuncle (gemstone), (archaic) 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 (mythology), a mythical beast reportedly sighted in the Americas by early Spanish conquistadors
  • Carbuncle (Tasmania), small island off Port Sorell, Tasmania
  • A character in the Puyo Puyo series
  • Monstrous carbuncle, a pejorative term coined by Charles, Prince of Wales for ugly architecture.
  • Ruby Carbuncle, a duel monster played by the Yu-gi-oh! GX character Jesse Andersen
  • The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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