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rubied

[ roo-beed ]
/ ˈru bid /
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adjective
having a color like that of a ruby; deep red.
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Origin of rubied

First recorded in 1600–10; ruby + -ed3

Words nearby rubied

rubiaceous, Rubicon, rubicund, rubidium, rubidium-strontium dating, rubied, rubify, rubiginous, Rubik cube, Rubik's Cube, rub in
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Words related to rubied

bloody, color, crimson, dye, flush, glow, incarnadine, mantle, paint, pink, rose, rouge, rubify, rubric, rubricate, ruddle, rust, suffuse, tint, pinken

How to use rubied in a sentence

  • Only the tiny, darting, blind eyes were red, rubied in a whirl of white.

    The Jewels of Aptor|Samuel R. Delany

  • The bowls in which the rare wines were mixed were of pure crystal or the rubied glass of Alexandria.

    Darkness and Dawn|Frederic W. Farrar

  • Below, the lovely planet-deflected images formed rainbow curves like rubied necklaces about her invisible neck.

    My Attainment of the Pole|Frederick A. Cook
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