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rubiginous

American

[roo-bij-uh-nuhs] / ruˈbɪdʒ ə nəs /

Also rubiginose

adjective

rusty; rust-colored; brownish-red.

rubiginous British

/ ruːˈbɪdʒɪnəs /

adjective

rust-coloured

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Etymology

Origin of rubiginous

1665–75; < Latin rōbīginōsus, equivalent to rōbīgin-, rūbīgin-, stem of rōbīgō, rūbīgō rust (akin to ruber red ¹ ) + -ōsus -ous

Example Sentences

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Most modern and rubiginous is the lobby of the Chrysler Building.

From Time Magazine Archive

The pileus is rigid, coriaceous, resupinate, effused, reflexed, the lower margin generally adhering firmly, somewhat fasciated; velvety, rubiginous or rusty in color, then becoming smooth and bright brown, the intermediate stratum tawny-ferruginous.

From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha

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