spinel ruby

noun

1. ruby spinel.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spinel ruby¹

First recorded in 1660–70

Example Sentences

A variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to orange.

From Project Gutenberg

He was dressed in a robe of silk, with white headdress on his head, on the top of which there was a spinel ruby, with pearls and precious stones round it.

From Project Gutenberg

A ring with a spinel ruby in it dropped out: she recognised the stone—it was Miss Minerva's ring.

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