L ludovico Member granada Spanish, Spain Could anybody tell me what this word from Sherlock Holmes means?. Does it refer to a "gem" or to "antrax" as a disease? If so, please, give me an sentence with the word, Thabks a lot
Could anybody tell me what this word from Sherlock Holmes means?. Does it refer to a "gem" or to "antrax" as a disease? If so, please, give me an sentence with the word, Thabks a lot
👁 bibliolept bibliolept Senior Member Northern California AE, Español Ludovico, could you please provide the sentence in which you found this phrase and give us some other background information? Remember that you can quote up to four sentences from a text.
Ludovico, could you please provide the sentence in which you found this phrase and give us some other background information? Remember that you can quote up to four sentences from a text.
👁 panjandrum panjandrum Senior Member Belfast, Ireland English-Ireland (top end) Amongst other things, a carbuncle is a deep-red cabochon-cut garnet cut without facets See carbuncle A blue carbuncle is therefore particularly sought-after (they don't exist).
Amongst other things, a carbuncle is a deep-red cabochon-cut garnet cut without facets See carbuncle A blue carbuncle is therefore particularly sought-after (they don't exist).
L ludovico Member granada Spanish, Spain sorry but it is the title of a chapter in "Sherlock Holmes investigates" and I hace found no other reference in the chapter.
sorry but it is the title of a chapter in "Sherlock Holmes investigates" and I hace found no other reference in the chapter.
M Momerath Senior Member British English If you want to search works of (English) literature, I recommend this site: http://www.online-literature.com/
If you want to search works of (English) literature, I recommend this site: http://www.online-literature.com/
👁 GreenWhiteBlue GreenWhiteBlue Banned The City of New York USA - English "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" is a short story in the Sherlock Holmes series. You may read it here: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_the_Blue_Carbuncle When you read it, you will see that the item is a gemstone. Last edited: Oct 2, 2009
"The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" is a short story in the Sherlock Holmes series. You may read it here: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_the_Blue_Carbuncle When you read it, you will see that the item is a gemstone.
