rubiginous

[ roo-bij-uh-nuhs ]

adjective

1. rusty; rust-colored; brownish-red.

rubiginous

/ ruːˈbɪdʒɪnəs /

adjective

1. rust-coloured

Word History and Origins

Origin of rubiginous¹

1665–75; < Latin rōbīginōsus, equivalent to rōbīgin-, rūbīgin-, stem of rōbīgō, rūbīgō rust (akin to ruber red ¹ ) + -ōsus -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of rubiginous¹

C17: from Latin rūbīginōsus , from rūbīgō rust, from ruber red

Example Sentences

That some such circumstance Contest between the lord of the manor and a wild cat. did occur, is conjectured from the crest which the family afterwards adopted, viz. a cat o' mountain, which is still to be seen on the tower of the church; and the tradition is said to be further confirmed by the figure of an animal at the foot of the oak statue of this Cresacre, and also a rubiginous stone in the pavement of the porch of the church.

From Project Gutenberg

Most modern and rubiginous is the lobby of the Chrysler Building.

From Time Magazine Archive

The pileus is rigid, coriaceous, resupinate, effused, reflexed, the lower margin generally adhering firmly, somewhat fasciated; velvety, rubiginous or rusty in color, then becoming smooth and bright brown, the intermediate stratum tawny-ferruginous.

From Project Gutenberg

Tanned maiden! with cheeks like apples russet, And breast a brown agaric faint-flushing at tip, And a mouth too red for the moon to buss it, But her cheek unvow its vestalship; Thy mists enclip Her steel-clear circuit illuminous, Until it crust Rubiginous With the glorious gules of a glowing rust.

From Project Gutenberg