Ruby

rōō′bi, n. a pure transparent red-coloured corundum, inferior in hardne to the diamond only among gems: redne , anything red: ( her. ) the tincture red or gules: ( print. ) a type smaller than nonpareil and larger than pearl—5½ points in the new system: the red bird of Paradise: the ruby hummer of Brazil.— adj. red.— v.t. to make red:— pa.t. and pa.p. ru′bied. — adj. Ru′bied ( Shak. ), red as a ruby.— n. Ru′bine ( Spens. ), same as Ruby .— adj. Ru′bio us ( Shak. ), ruby, red, ruddy.— ns. Ru′by-blende , a clear red variety of zinc sulphide: ruby silver; Ru′by-tail , a gold-wasp, or cuckoo-fly.— adj. Ru′by-throat′ed , like a humming-bird, with a ruby gorget.— ns. Ru′by-tī′ger , a British moth; Ru′by-wood , red sandalwood.— Rock ruby , a ruby-red garnet. [O. Fr. rub i —L. rube us — ruber , red.]