— rubylike , adj.
/rooh"bee/ , n. , pl. rubies , adj.
n.
1. a red variety of corundum, used as a gem.
2. something made of this stone or one of its imitations, as a bearing in a watch.
3. a deep-red port wine.
4. deep red; carmine.
5. Brit. Print. a 5 1 / 2 -point type, nearly corresponding in size to American agate.
adj.
6. ruby-colored: ruby lips.
7. containing or set or adorned with a ruby or rubies: a ruby necklace.
[ 1275-1325; ME rubi (n.) robi ( n ) rubinus ( lapis ) red (stone), deriv. of L ruber RED 1 ]