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A carbuncle is an abscess larger than a boil, usually with one or more openings draining pus onto the skin.

Carbuncle may also refer to:

• Carbuncle (gemstone), a deep-red cabochon cut gemstone usually garnet, specifically almandine
• Carbuncle (heraldry), a charge or bearing, consisting of eight radii, or spokes; four of which make a common cross, and the other four a saltire
• Carbuncle (legendary creature), a legendary creature in South American folklore that is associated with gemstones
• Carbuncle (fantasy creature), a summonable creature featured in the Final Fantasy video game franchise
• The Carbuncle, a small island off Port Sorell, Tasmania, Australia
• Carbuncle Hill Archaeological District, RI-1072-1079, a historic district in Coventry, Rhode Island

See also

• "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", a Sherlock Holmes short story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• The Carbuncle Awards, presented to buildings and areas in Scotland intermittently since 2000
• Carbuncle Cup, an annual architectural award for the ugliest new building in the United Kingdom
• "The Great Carbuncle", a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Monstrous carbuncle, a pejorative term coined by Charles III for ugly architecture

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