单词 | ruby |
释义 | ruby —rubylike, adj. /rooh"bee/, n. , pl. rubies, adj. n. 1. a red variety of corundum, used as a gem. 2. something made of this stone or one of its imitations, as a bearing in a watch. 3. a deep-red port wine. 4. deep red; carmine. 5. Brit. Print. a 51/2-point type, nearly corresponding in size to American agate. adj. 6. ruby-colored: ruby lips. 7. containing or set or adorned with a ruby or rubies: a ruby necklace. [1275-1325; ME rubi (n.) < OF < OPr robi(n) < ML rubinus (lapis) red (stone), deriv. of L ruber RED1] |
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