Meaning of BALAS RUBY
| Pronunciation: | | 'balus 'roobee
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| | Definition: | | [n] a pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel |
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| | Synonyms: | | balas |
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| | See Also: | | ruby spinel, spinel ruby | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bal"as ru`by\ [OE. bales, balais, F. balais, LL.
balascus, fr. Ar. balakhsh, so called from Badakhshan,
Balashan, or Balaxiam, a place in the neighborhood of
Samarcand, where this ruby is found.] (Min.)
A variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to
orange. See {Spinel}.
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