Carnous

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɑːnÉ™s/

Origin

From Latin carnosus.

Full definition of carnous

Adjective

1. (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)