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Ruby :: Ruby (v. t.) To make red; to redden.

Ruby :: Ruby (n.) See Agate, n., 2..

Ruby :: Ruby (n.) Any species of South American humming birds of the genus Clytolaema. The males have a ruby-colored throat or breast.

Rubin :: Rubin (n.) A ruby.

Ruby :: Ruby (n.) That which has the color of the ruby, as red wine. Hence, a red blain or carbuncle..

Ruby :: Ruby (n.) The color of a ruby; carmine red; a red tint.

Rubythroat :: Rubythroat (n.) Any one of numerous species of humming birds belonging to Trochilus, Calypte, Stellula, and allies, in which the male has on the throat a brilliant patch of red feathers having metallic reflections; esp., the common humming bird of the Eastern United States (Trochilus colubris)..

Balas Ruby :: Balas ruby () A variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to orange. See Spinel..

Ruby :: Ruby (a.) Ruby-colored; red; as, ruby lips..

Rubellite :: Rubellite (n.) A variety of tourmaline varying in color from a pale rose to a deep ruby, and containing lithium..

Spinel :: Spinelle (n.) A mineral occuring in octahedrons of great hardness and various colors, as red, green, blue, brown, and black, the red variety being the gem spinel ruby. It consist essentially of alumina and magnesia, but commonly contains iron and sometimes also chromium..

Nonpareil :: Nonpareil (a.) A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger than agate (or ruby).

Proustite :: Proustite (n.) A sulphide of arsenic and silver of a beautiful cochineal-red color, occurring in rhombohedral crystals, and also massive; ruby silver..

Corundum :: Corundum (n.) The earth alumina, as found native in a crystalline state, including sapphire, which is the fine blue variety; the oriental ruby, or red sapphire; the oriental amethyst, or purple sapphire; and adamantine spar, the hair-brown variety. It is the hardest substance found native, next to the diamond..

Ruby-tailed :: Ruby-tailed (a.) Having the tail, or lower part of the body, bright red..

Schmelze :: Schmelze (n.) A kind of glass of a red or ruby color, made in Bohemia..

Rubicelle :: Rubicelle (n.) A variety of ruby of a yellowish red color, from Brazil..

Vanadinite :: Vanadinite (n.) A mineral occurring in yellowish, and ruby-red hexagonal crystals. It consist of lead vanadate with a small proportion of lead chloride..

Agate :: Agate (n.) A kind of type, larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil; in England called ruby..

Rubying :: Rubying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rub.

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