rubied

[ roo-beed ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Origin of rubied¹

First recorded in 1600–10; ruby + -ed ³

Only the tiny, darting, blind eyes were red, rubied in a whirl of white.

The bowls in which the rare wines were mixed were of pure crystal or the rubied glass of Alexandria.

Below, the lovely planet-deflected images formed rainbow curves like rubied necklaces about her invisible neck.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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