spinel ruby
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of spinel ruby
First recorded in 1660–70
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Balas, bal′as, n. a variety of the spinel ruby.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
A ring with a spinel ruby in it dropped out: she recognised the stone—it was Miss Minerva's ring.
From Heart and Science A Story of the Present Time by Wilkie Collins
He was dressed in a robe of silk, with white headdress on his head, on the top of which there was a spinel ruby, with pearls and precious stones round it.
From The Arts of Persia & Other Countries of Islam by Hagop K. Kevorkian
A variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to orange.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
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