rubied
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of rubied
Example Sentences
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Harry seized it by its rubied hilt and touched the tip of the blade to a silver flagon nearby, which did not multiply.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
They both looked at the ornate silver sword, its rubied hilt glinting a little in the light from Hermione’s wand.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Behold this rubied cross—oh heaven! that I should hold it in my hand, and know, that, but a moment since, it was on the neck of Leila!
From Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico by Bird, Robert Montgomery
She with her neeld composes Nature's own shape of bud, bird, branch, or berry; That even her art sisters the natural Roses, Her inkle, silk, twin with the rubied Cherry.
From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Ellacombe, Henry Nicholson
However, there was traceable the foundations of new buildings to complete the quadrangle, and a mass of crimson hollyhocks were shining with rubied chalices in the quiet sunlight.
From Sinister Street, vol. 1 by MacKenzie, Compton
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