Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Carbonado"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.]
A short-legged hen daintily carbonadoed. --Bean. &
Fl.
2. To cut or hack, as in fighting. [Obs.]
I'll so carbonado your shanks. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
carbonado
n 1: an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and
polishing [syn: {black diamond}]
2: a piece of meat (or fish) that has been scored and broiled
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