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Nonpareil :: Nonpareil (a.) A size of type next smaller than minion and next larger than agate (or ruby).

Spinel :: Spinelle (n.) A mineral occuring in octahedrons of great hardness and various colors, as red, green, blue, brown, and black, the red variety being the gem spinel ruby. It consist essentially of alumina and magnesia, but commonly contains iron and sometimes also chromium..

Rubellite :: Rubellite (n.) A variety of tourmaline varying in color from a pale rose to a deep ruby, and containing lithium..

Rubywood :: Rubywood (n.) red sandalwood. See under Sandalwood.

Rubying :: Rubying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rub.

Schmelze :: Schmelze (n.) A kind of glass of a red or ruby color, made in Bohemia..

Rubelet :: Rubelet (n.) A little ruby.

Agate :: Agate (n.) A kind of type, larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil; in England called ruby..

Ruby :: Ruby (n.) Any species of South American humming birds of the genus Clytolaema. The males have a ruby-colored throat or breast.

Ruby :: Ruby (n.) That which has the color of the ruby, as red wine. Hence, a red blain or carbuncle..

Rubin :: Rubin (n.) A ruby.

Ruby :: Ruby (n.) The color of a ruby; carmine red; a red tint.

Ruby :: Ruby (v. t.) To make red; to redden.

Corundum :: Corundum (n.) The earth alumina, as found native in a crystalline state, including sapphire, which is the fine blue variety; the oriental ruby, or red sapphire; the oriental amethyst, or purple sapphire; and adamantine spar, the hair-brown variety. It is the hardest substance found native, next to the diamond..

Gem :: Gem (n.) A precious stone of any kind, as the ruby, emerald, topaz, sapphire, beryl, spinel, etc., especially when cut and polished for ornament; a jewel..

Proustite :: Proustite (n.) A sulphide of arsenic and silver of a beautiful cochineal-red color, occurring in rhombohedral crystals, and also massive; ruby silver..

Espinel :: Espinel (n.) A kind of ruby. See Spinel.

Ruby-tailed :: Ruby-tailed (a.) Having the tail, or lower part of the body, bright red..

Carbuncle :: Carbuncle (n.) A beautiful gem of a deep red color (with a mixture of scarlet) called by the Greeks anthrax; found in the East Indies. When held up to the sun, it loses its deep tinge, and becomes of the color of burning coal. The name belongs for the most part to ruby sapphire, though it has been also given to red spinel and garnet..

Ruby :: Ruby (n.) See Agate, n., 2..

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