| CE III.ii.142 | [Dromio of Syracuse to Antipholus of Syracuse, of the kitchen wench's nose] all o'er embellished with rubies, carbuncles, sapphires [i.e. inflammations; also: sense 2] |
| Cor I.iv.57 | [Lartius as if to Martius] A carbuncle entire, as big as thou art, / Were not so rich a jewel |
| Cym V.v.189 | [Iachimo to Cymbeline, of Posthumus' ring] had it been a carbuncle / Of Phoebus' wheel |
| Ham II.ii.461 | [Hamlet to First Player, quoting lines about Pyrrhus] With eyes like carbuncles |