n. | 1. | (Min.) A precious stone of a carmine red color, sometimes verging to violet, or intermediate between carmine and hyacinth red. It is a red crystallized variety of corundum. | |||||||||
2. | The color of a ruby; carmine red; a red tint. | ||||||||||
3. | That which has the color of the ruby, as red wine. Hence, a red blain or carbuncle. | ||||||||||
4. | (Print.) See Agate, | ||||||||||
5. | (Zool.) Any species of South American humming birds of the genus Clytolæma. The males have a ruby-colored throat or breast.
| ||||||||||
a. | 1. | Ruby-colored; red; | |||||||||
v. t. | 1. | To make red; to redden. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | ruby - a transparent deep red variety of corundum; used as a gemstone and in lasers | |
3. | ruby - a deep and vivid red | |
Adj. | 1. | ruby - having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies |