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BNC: 12800 COCA: 37798

ruby

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ruby /ˈruːbi/ noun
plural rubies
ruby
/ˈruːbi/
noun
plural rubies
Learner's definition of RUBY
[count] : a deep red stone that is used in jewelry红宝石
see color picture on this page
[count, noncount] : a dark red color深红色;红宝石色 see color picture on this page

— ruby

adjective
BNC: 12800 COCA: 37798

ruby

1 of 2

noun

ru·​by ˈrü-bē How to pronounce ruby (audio)
plural rubies
1
a
: a precious stone that is a red corundum
b
: something (such as a watch bearing) made of ruby
2
a
: the dark red color of the ruby
b
: something resembling a ruby in color

ruby

2 of 2

adjective

: of the color ruby

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Ultimately, this all-black canvas creates the perfect backdrop for a total of 50 ruby and sapphire baguettes to pop on the bezel and indexes. Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2022 Whether as an addition to an engagement ring and wedding band stack or an occasion piece, this ruby and diamond cigar band is a stunning 40th-anniversary gift. Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Aug. 2022 The attractive plant is always a point of competition between migrating ruby throats, rufous and black chin hummingbirds in the fall and early winter. Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Aug. 2022 And with Dream unconscious, John walks into the unit and takes back his ruby. Alex Raiman, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2022 The Reality Stone, which has the power to will anything in or out of existence and can retroactively create alternate realities around those changes, is an oval-shaped, natural ruby from Mozambique and is over 15 carats. Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2022 The ruby contains much of Dream's power and can make dreams real. Christian Holub, EW.com, 26 July 2022 Art Deco carved ruby and diamond braceletwith trailing foliate design with an open panel clasp, mounted in platinum, circa 1930. Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 1 July 2022 In 1831, King William IV also commissioned the Queen’s consort ring for his wife Adelaide, with a pinkish-red ruby and diamonds. Jill Newman, Town & Country, 19 June 2022
Adjective
One of the conundrums of Florida politics over the last 10 years is how both Republicans and Democrats have been treating it more and more like a ruby-red state when, in fact, the races there are almost always close. Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 19 Aug. 2022 Why not pour a vibrant, ruby-red guava glaze on your next cheesecake? Mehreen Karim, Bon Appétit, 21 July 2022 But his impeachment vote was roundly jeered in his ruby-red district on the South Carolina coast. Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post, 11 June 2022 Meanwhile, in another Oz fracas, a set of the famed ruby-red slippers went missing from the Judy Garland Museum in Minnesota in 2005; the FBI recovered them in a sting operation in 2018. Melissa Korn, WSJ, 3 June 2022 The winner of the Republican nomination will enter the general election as a heavy favorite in this ruby-red state. Hannah Knowles, Anchorage Daily News, 20 June 2022 The Legion hall was situated in this tiny town of 200, located in the ruby-red part of southwestern Illinois about 50 miles from St. Louis. Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2022 Chances are, the raw fish dish at Art and Soul — ruby-colored tuna strewn with fried shallots, the plate garnished with precise dots of avocado puree — is among the most alluring. Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 Take a walk on the Italian side with this ruby-red rosé made from Puglia's Negroamaro grapes. Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 29 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French rubi, rubin, from Medieval Latin rubinus, from Latin rubeus reddish; akin to Latin ruber red — more at red

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ruby was in the 14th century
BNC: 12800 COCA: 37798

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