What does carnous mean?
Carnous means (rare or obsolete) Fleshy..
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/ˈkɑːnəs/ · adjective
(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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Carnous means (rare or obsolete) Fleshy..
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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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