Definition of Rubies. Meaning of Rubies. Synonyms of Rubies

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Definition of Rubies

Rubies
Ruby Ru"by, n.; pl. Rubies. [F. rubis (cf. Pr. robi), LL. rubinus, robinus, fr. L. rubeus red, reddish, akin to ruber. See Rouge, red.] 1. (Min.) A precious stone of a carmine red color, sometimes verging to violet, or intermediate between carmine and hyacinth red. It is a red crystallized variety of corundum. Note: Besides the true or Oriental ruby above defined, there are the balas ruby, or ruby spinel, a red variety of spinel, and the rock ruby, a red variety of garnet.

Meaning of Rubies from wikipedia

- naturally occurring rubies. They can mainly be found around the city of Prilep. Macedonian rubies have a unique raspberry color. A few rubies have been found...
- called spinel-rubies or balas rubies. In the past, before the arrival of modern science, spinels and rubies were equally known as rubies. After the 18th...
- Calvert, Justin (2003-06-02). "RUBIES OF EVENTIDE GOES LIVE!". Gamespot. Retrieved 2007-05-21.[dead link‍] "Rubies of Eventide goes live". Blue's News...
- so 'difficult' make Destroyer's Rubies a perfect record for this critical moment." Pitchfork placed Destroyer's Rubies at number 158 on their list of the...
- stones also occur, but are called rubies rather than sapphires. Pink-colored corundum may be classified either as ruby or sapphire depending on the locale...
- Ruby Franke (née Griffiths; born January 18, 1982) is an American convicted child abuser and former family vlogger who ran the now defunct YouTube channel...
- Jack Leon Ruby (born Jacob Leon Rubenstein; c. March 25, 1911 – January 3, 1967) was an American nightclub owner who murdered Lee Harvey Oswald on November...
- Rubies of various sizes have been found throughout the world. This is a list of rubies by size. A ruby is a pink to blood-red colored gemstone, a variety...
- Ruby Nell Bridges Hall (born September 8, 1954) is an American civil rights activist. She was the first African American child to attend formerly whites-only...
- The Ruby Ridge standoff was the siege of a cabin occupied by the Weaver family in Boundary County, Idaho, in August 1992. On August 21, deputies of the...