rock rubyn.

Brit.

/ˈrɒk ˌruːbi/, U.S.

/ˈrɑk ˌrubi/

Forms: see rock n.¹ and ruby n.¹ and adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rock n.¹, ruby n.¹

Etymology: < rock n.¹ (compare rock n.¹ Compounds 1f) + ruby n.¹ Compare ruby rock n. at ruby n.¹ and adj. Compounds 1b.The origin of the form rockt ruby in quot. 1542 (and likewise rokked ruby in 16th-cent. use) is uncertain; it may simply reflect a misapprehension of the present word (connection with rocked adj.¹ 1 seems less likely, but is also possible).

Now historical.

A garnet with a tinge of blue; (also) an amethyst.

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carbuncle stonec1300

alabandinec1400

rock ruby1544

ruby rock1562

almandine1601

rocky ruby1694

pyrope garnet1804

alamandine1805

cinnamon-stone1805

colophonite1808

carbuncle1816

grossular1819

topazolite1819

hessonite1820

uvarovite1837

spessartine1850

almandite1854

andradite1868

spessartite1868

vermeil1884

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > rock crystal > [noun] > amethyst > varieties of

rock ruby1544

Venus gem1601

rocky ruby1694

1542 Inventory Jewels Lady Mary 12 Dec. f. 137, in F. Madden Privy Purse Expenses Princess Mary (1831) 177 Item a Broche of golde enamyled blacke wt an Agate of the Story of Abraham wt iiij. small Rockt Rubies.]

1544 Will of Sir John Cornwaleys (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/30) f. 82 ^v Rocke ruby.

1550 Quene's Juelles (BL Addit. MS 46) (modernized text) f. 169 in S. E. James Kateryn Parr (1990) 425 Eighteen small rubies set and eight small rock rubies in the border with a fair round pearl pendant.

1572–3 in J. Nichols Progresses Queen Elizabeth (1823) I. 323 One tablet of mother-of-perle..set with 2 rock rubyes and 2 emeraldes.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §1 In like manner, Cornish Diamonds, and Rock Rubies,..are the fine Exudations of Stone.

1652 E. Benlowes Theophila 40 Her Lips Rock-rubies, and her Veins wrought Saphyrs show.

1748 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. I. 591 The bluer Amethysts being by some [jewellers] call'd Rock Rubies.

1776 Lady A. Miller Lett. from Italy III. 185 Twelve rock rubies, which weigh seven ounces each.

1821 ‘C. C. Clarke’ Hundred Wonders of World (new ed.) 618 In the front [of the crown of state] is a rock ruby.

1851 Illustr. London Reading Bk. (ed. 3) 219 A rock ruby, of enormous size and exquisite colour.

1904 Princeton Theol. Rev. Apr. 226 He owned three rings, one set with a rock ruby, one with a table diamond, and one with a turquoise.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rock ruby
释义	rock rubyn. Brit. /ˈrɒk ˌruːbi/, U.S. /ˈrɑk ˌrubi/ Forms: see rock n.¹ and ruby n.¹ and adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rock n.¹, ruby n.¹ Etymology: < rock n.¹ (compare rock n.¹ Compounds 1f) + ruby n.¹ Compare ruby rock n. at ruby n.¹ and adj. Compounds 1b.The origin of the form rockt ruby in quot. 1542 (and likewise rokked ruby in 16th-cent. use) is uncertain; it may simply reflect a misapprehension of the present word (connection with rocked adj.¹ 1 seems less likely, but is also possible). Now historical. A garnet with a tinge of blue; (also) an amethyst. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > garnet > [noun] > varieties of carbuncle stonec1300 alabandinec1400 rock ruby1544 ruby rock1562 almandine1601 rocky ruby1694 pyrope garnet1804 alamandine1805 cinnamon-stone1805 colophonite1808 carbuncle1816 grossular1819 topazolite1819 hessonite1820 uvarovite1837 spessartine1850 almandite1854 andradite1868 spessartite1868 vermeil1884 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > rock crystal > [noun] > amethyst > varieties of rock ruby1544 Venus gem1601 rocky ruby1694 1542 Inventory Jewels Lady Mary 12 Dec. f. 137, in F. Madden Privy Purse Expenses Princess Mary (1831) 177 Item a Broche of golde enamyled blacke wt an Agate of the Story of Abraham wt iiij. small Rockt Rubies.] 1544 Will of Sir John Cornwaleys (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/30) f. 82 ^v Rocke ruby. 1550 Quene's Juelles (BL Addit. MS 46) (modernized text) f. 169 in S. E. James Kateryn Parr (1990) 425 Eighteen small rubies set and eight small rock rubies in the border with a fair round pearl pendant. 1572–3 in J. Nichols Progresses Queen Elizabeth (1823) I. 323 One tablet of mother-of-perle..set with 2 rock rubyes and 2 emeraldes. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §1 In like manner, Cornish Diamonds, and Rock Rubies,..are the fine Exudations of Stone. 1652 E. Benlowes Theophila 40 Her Lips Rock-rubies, and her Veins wrought Saphyrs show. 1748 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. I. 591 The bluer Amethysts being by some [jewellers] call'd Rock Rubies. 1776 Lady A. Miller Lett. from Italy III. 185 Twelve rock rubies, which weigh seven ounces each. 1821 ‘C. C. Clarke’ Hundred Wonders of World (new ed.) 618 In the front [of the crown of state] is a rock ruby. 1851 Illustr. London Reading Bk. (ed. 3) 219 A rock ruby, of enormous size and exquisite colour. 1904 Princeton Theol. Rev. Apr. 226 He owned three rings, one set with a rock ruby, one with a table diamond, and one with a turquoise. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1544
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