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Sentences with carnelian
1. Adjective
Faience was often used in place of other, more expensive materials such as carnelian or lapis lazuli or turquoise, as it was comparatively less expensive and sometimes easier to work with.
2. Noun, singular or mass
For example, carnelian, an orange-red stone, was a color suggestive of blood and therefore gave energy and potency to the ornament.
