Carnosity

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Carnosity \Car*nos"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. carnosit['e].]
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     1. (Med.) A fleshy excrescence; esp. a small excrescence or
        fungous growth. --Wiseman.
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     2. Fleshy substance or quality; fleshy covering.
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              [Consciences] overgrown with so hard a carnosity.
                                                    --Spelman.
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              The olives, indeed be very small there, and bigger
              than capers; yet commended they are for their
              carnosity.                            --Holland.
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