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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin corallium, from Greek korallion

coral

1 noun
     
coral
Related topics: Jewellery
cor‧al1 [uncountable]
TIDCJ a hard red, white, or pink substance formed from the bones of very small sea creatures, which is often used to make jewellery
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