carbonado Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing
    black diamond.
  2. noun a piece of meat (or fish) that has been scored and broiled

WordNet


Car`bo*na"do, Car"bo*nade transitive verb (Also<
  • Carbonado
  • Carbonade
)
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Carbonadoed ; present participle & verbal noun Carbonadoing
Definitions
  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.
Car`bo*na"do noun
Etymology
Pg., carbonated.
Wordforms
plural Carbonadoes
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913