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balas-ruby

balas-ruby noun: a rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a type of ruby.

Noun

balas-ruby (plural balas-rubies)

  1. A rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a type of ruby.
    • In shape it is a tiny square box of silver, studded outside with eight small balas-rubies.1888, Rudyard Kipling, “The Bisara of Pooree”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio Society, published 2005, page 171
    • Richard II had a coat, valued at thirty thousand marks, which was covered with balas rubies.1890, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Vintage, published 2007, page 120

balas-ruby meaning in Persian

balas-ruby in Persian

variety of ruby
بدخش badaxš

Forms of balas-ruby

pluralbalas-rubies

Questions about balas-ruby

What does balas-ruby mean?
Balas-ruby means a rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a type of ruby.
What is balas-ruby in Persian?
Balas-ruby in Persian is بدخش (badaxš). See Balas-ruby meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is balas-ruby?
Balas-ruby is a noun.
What is the plural of balas-ruby?
The plural of balas-ruby is balas-rubies.

Words near balas-ruby in the dictionary

  1. Balarama
  2. balas
  3. balas rubies
  4. balas ruby
  5. balas-rubies
  6. balas-ruby
  7. balase
  8. balases
  9. Balash
  10. Balashes
  11. Balashikha

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