carnous

English

Etymology

From Latin carnosus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑːnəs/

Adjective

carnous (comparative more carnous, superlative most carnous)

  1. (rare or obsolete) Fleshy.
    • 1658: It is no impossible Physiognomy to conjecture at fleshy appendencies; and after what shape the muscles and carnous parts might hang in their full consistences. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 31)

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