ruby spinel

ruby spinel
noun
a spinel used as a gemstone (usually dark red)
Syn: ↑spinel ruby
Hypernyms: ↑spinel
Hyponyms: ↑almandine, ↑balas, ↑balas ruby, ↑rubicelle

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noun
: a spinel used as a gem — see balas, rubicelle, spinel ruby

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Mineral.
a deep red, transparent variety of spinel, used as a gem. Also called spinel ruby.
[1830-40]

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ruby spinel noun
A ruby-red spinel (also spinel-ruby)
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Main Entry:ruby

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ruby spinel,
= spinel ruby. (Cf.spinel ruby)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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