English-Thai Dictionary

Ruby Murray

SL แกงเผ็ด  ruby kang-ped

 

ruby

ADJ สีแดง ทับทิม  สี ทับทิม  dark red se-dang-tab-tim

 

ruby

N ทับทิม  tab-tim

 

ruby

SL แกงเผ็ด  ruby Murray kang-ped

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RUBY

n.[L. rubeo, to be red. ] 1. A precious stone; a mineral of a carmine red color, sometimes verging to violet, or intermediate between carmine and hyacinth red; but its parts vary in color, and hence it is called sapphire ruby or orange red, and by some vermeille or rubicel.
There are two kinds of ruby, the oriental or corundum, and the spinelle. The latter is distinguishable from the former by its color and crystallization.
The ruby is next in hardness and value to the diamond, and highly esteemed in jewelry.
2. Redness; red color.
3. Any thing red.
4. A blain; a blotch; a carbuncle. [The ruby is said to be the stone called by Pliny a carbuncle. ]
Ruby of arsenic or sulphur, is the realgar, or red combination of arsenic and sulphur.
Ruby of zink, is the red blend.
Rock ruby, the amethystizontes of the ancients, is the most value species of garnet.

 

RUBY

v.t.To make red.

 

RUBY

a.Of the color of the ruby; red; as ruby lips.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RUBY

Ru "by, n.; pl. Rubies. Etym: [F. rubis (cf. Pr. robi ), LL. rubinus,robinus, fr. L. rubeus red, reddish, akin to ruber. See Rouge, red. ]

 

1. (Min. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

Note: Besides the true or Oriental ruby above defined, there are the balas ruby, or ruby spinel, a red variety of spinel, and the rock ruby, a red variety of garnet. Of rubies, sapphires, and pearles white. Chaucer.

 

2. The color of a ruby; carmine red; a red tint. The natural ruby of your cheeks. Shak.

 

3. That which has the color of the ruby, as red wine. Hence, a red blain or carbuncle.

 

4. (Print. )

 

Defn: See Agate, n., 2. [Eng. ]

 

5. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any species of South American humming birds of the genus Clytolæma. The males have a ruby-colored throat or breast. Ruby of arsenic, Ruby of sulphur (Chem. ), a glassy substance of a red color and a variable composition, but always consisting chiefly of the disulphide of arsenic; -- called also ruby sulphur. -- Ruby of zinc (Min. ), zinc sulphide; the mineral zinc blende or sphalerite. -- Ruby silver (Min. ), red silver. See under Red.

 

RUBY

RUBY Ru "by, a.

 

Defn: Ruby-colored; red; as, ruby lips.

 

RUBY

Ru "by, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rubied; p. pr. & vb. n. Rubying.]

 

Defn: To make red; to redden. [R.] Pope.

 

RUBYTAIL

RUBYTAIL Ru "by *tail `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A European gold wasp (Chrysis ignita ) which has the under side of the abdomen bright red, and the other parts deep bluish green with a metallic luster. The larva is parasitic in the nests of other wasps and of bees.

 

RUBY-TAILED

RUBY-TAILED Ru "by-tailed `, a.

 

Defn: Having the tail, or lower part of the body, bright red.

 

RUBYTHROAT

RUBYTHROAT Ru "by *throat `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any one of numerous species of humming birds belonging to Trochilus, Calypte, Stellula, and allies, in which the male has on the throat a brilliant patch of red feathers having metallic reflections; esp. , the common humming bird of the Eastern United States (Trochilus colubris ).

 

RUBYWOOD

RUBYWOOD Ru "by *wood `, n.

 

Defn: red sandalwood. See under Sandalwood.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ruby

ru by |ˈro͞obē ˈrubi | ▶noun ( pl. rubies ) a precious stone consisting of corundum in color varieties varying from deep crimson or purple to pale rose. • an intense purplish-red color. • Printing an old type size equal to 5 1 /2 points (smaller than nonpareil and larger than pearl ). ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French rubi, from medieval Latin rubinus, from the base of Latin rubeus ‘red. ’

 

Ruby, Jack

Ru by, Jack |ˈro͞obē ˈrubi | (1911 –67 ), US nightclub owner; born Jack Rubenstein. On November 24, 1963, he shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald, the man accused of murdering President Kennedy. The act was captured on national television.

 

ruby glass

ru by glass ▶noun glass colored red by the inclusion of specific impurities such as metal oxides or gold.

 

Ruby Mountains

Ru by Moun tains a range in northeastern Nevada, noted for its alpine scenery.

 

Ruby Murray

Ruby Mur ¦ray ▶noun Brit. rhyming slang a curry. ORIGIN the name of a Northern Irish singer (1935 –96 ).

 

ruby port

ru by port ▶noun a deep red port, esp. one matured in wood for only a few years and then fined.

 

ruby-tail

ruby-tail (also ruby-tail wasp ) ▶noun a small metallic cuckoo wasp that is typically greenish-blue with an orange-red tip to the abdomen. Its larvae feed on the eggs and larvae of its host. ●Family Chrysididae: Chrysis and other genera, and many species, in particular C. ignita.

 

rubythroat

ruby |throat |ˈruːbɪθrəʊt | ▶noun a small thrush related to the robin, the male having a red throat and striped head, found from Siberia to China. ●Genus Erithacus, family Turdidae: three species.

 

ruby wedding

ru by wed ding |ˈrubi ˈwɛdɪŋ |(also ruby wedding anniversary ) ▶noun the fortieth anniversary of a wedding.

 

Oxford Dictionary

ruby

ruby |ˈruːbi | ▶noun ( pl. rubies ) 1 a precious stone consisting of corundum in colour varieties varying from deep crimson or purple to pale rose. • [ mass noun ] an intense purplish-red colour: [ as modifier ] : the rich ruby liquid | [ in combination ] : this wine has a youthful ruby-red colour. 2 [ mass noun ] Printing an old type size equal to 5 1 /2 points. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French rubi, from medieval Latin rubinus, from the base of Latin rubeus ‘red ’.

 

Ruby, Jack

Ru by, Jack |ˈro͞obē ˈrubi | (1911 –67 ), US nightclub owner; born Jack Rubenstein. On November 24, 1963, he shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald, the man accused of murdering President Kennedy. The act was captured on national television.

 

ruby glass

ruby glass ▶noun [ mass noun ] glass coloured red by the inclusion of specific impurities such as gold or metal oxides.

 

Ruby Mountains

Ru by Moun tains a range in northeastern Nevada, noted for its alpine scenery.

 

Ruby Murray

Ruby Mur ¦ray ▶noun Brit. rhyming slang a curry. ORIGIN the name of a Northern Irish singer (1935 –96 ).

 

ruby port

ruby port ▶noun [ mass noun ] a deep red port, especially one matured in wood for only a few years and then fined.

 

ruby-tail

ruby-tail (also ruby-tail wasp ) ▶noun a small metallic cuckoo wasp that is typically greenish-blue with an orange-red tip to the abdomen. Its larvae feed on the eggs and larvae of its host. ●Family Chrysididae: Chrysis and other genera, and many species, in particular C. ignita.

 

rubythroat

ruby |throat |ˈruːbɪθrəʊt | ▶noun a small thrush related to the robin, the male having a red throat and striped head, found from Siberia to China. ●Genus Erithacus, family Turdidae: three species.

 

ruby wedding

ruby wed |ding ▶noun Brit. the fortieth anniversary of a wedding.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ruby

ru by /rúːbi /名詞 複 rubies 1 C ルビー, 紅玉 〘7月の誕生石; →birthstone 〙.2 U ルビー色, 深紅色 .3 U ｟英 ｠〘印 〙ルビ (｟米 ｠agate ) 〘約5.5ポイントの活字 〙.4 〖形容詞的に 〗ルビーの ; ルビー色の, 深紅色の .be above r ú bies 非常に貴重である .