something made of this stone or one of its imitations, as a bearing in a watch.
a deep-red port wine.
deep red; carmine.
(initial capital letter)Digital Technology. an open-source, high-level programming language that is purely object-oriented.
British Printing. a 5½-point type, nearly corresponding in size to American agate.
adjective
ruby-colored: ruby lips.
containing or set or adorned with a ruby or rubies: a ruby necklace.
Origin of ruby
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun rubi from Old French, from Old Provençal robi(n) , from Medieval Latin rubīnus (lapis) “red (stone),” derivative of Latin ruber, rubeus red1
OTHER WORDS FROM ruby
ru·by·like,adjective
Words nearby ruby
rubstone, rub the wrong way, Rubtsovsk, rub up, rub up on, ruby, ruby-crowned kinglet, ruby glass, ruby laser, ruby silver, ruby spinel
Ruby also danced in a chorus of a Hollywood club for a while, as her marriage deteriorated and finally ended in divorce.
Gay Talese on Charlie Manson’s Home on the Range|Gay Talese|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Ruby Pearl kept order, and the more responsibility she took the more Spahn relied upon her.
Gay Talese on Charlie Manson’s Home on the Range|Gay Talese|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the last few years, however, Spahn gradually began to notice changes in Ruby Pearl.
Gay Talese on Charlie Manson’s Home on the Range|Gay Talese|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After Spahn had obtained the movie ranch, Ruby applied for a job there and was hired.
Gay Talese on Charlie Manson’s Home on the Range|Gay Talese|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At one community fair, in Thousand Oaks, Ruby met a man, a wrestler, who would become her next husband.
Gay Talese on Charlie Manson’s Home on the Range|Gay Talese|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The dichroism of tourmaline is stronger than that of ruby and more obvious to the unaided eye.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade
Jenny longed to peep round the kitchen door at the visitor, but she was afraid that Ruby would carry on about it.
Carnival|Compton Mackenzie
RUBY, although she was something of a tomboy, was a pretty and clever girl.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 103, October 1, 1892|Various
Ruby lifted her heavy-lidded eyes and sent him a meaning look.
Cheerful--By Request|Edna Ferber
Neither her mother nor Ruby nor Alfie nor Edie nor anyone in the household had been a perfect audience.
Carnival|Compton Mackenzie
British Dictionary definitions for ruby
ruby
/ (ˈruːbɪ) /
nounplural-bies
a deep red transparent precious variety of corundum: occurs naturally in Myanmar and Sri Lanka but is also synthesized. It is used as a gemstone, in lasers, and for bearings and rollers in watchmaking. Formula: Al 2 O 3
the deep-red colour of a ruby
(as adjective)ruby lips
something resembling, made of, or containing a ruby
(as modifier)ruby necklace
(modifier)denoting a fortieth anniversaryour ruby wedding
(formerly) a size of printer's type approximately equal to 5 1/2 point
Derived forms of ruby
ruby-like, adjective
Word Origin for ruby
C14: from Old French rubi, from Latin rubeus reddish, from ruber red