rubiousadj.

Brit.

/ˈruːbɪəs/, U.S.

/ˈrubiəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ruby n.¹, -ous suffix.

Etymology: < ruby n.¹ + -ous suffix.

Ruby-coloured.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] > deep red or crimson

blood-redeOE

purpleOE

bloodyOE

purpurine1300

sanguinea1382

tuly1398

crimsonc1400

murreyc1400

purpurec1400

sanguinolentc1450

cramoisy1480

ruby-redc1487

rubya1500

sanguineousc1520

sanguine-coloured1552

blood-coloured1567

rubine1576

purple-red1578

rubied?1594

incarnadine1605

Tyrian?1614

rubiousa1616

murrey-coloured1657

haematine1658

vinaceous1688

carmine1737

claret-coloured1779

ensanguined1785

peony1810

sanguinaceous1816

gory1822

crimsony1830

vinous1834

laky1849

grenat1851

madder1852

wine-dark1855

pigeon's blood1870

poppy crimson1879

claret1882

vinous1894

alizarin1923

wine1950

a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) i. iv. 32 Dianas lip Is not more smooth, and rubious .

1780 Poem Late Calamities Eng. 9 I'th' troubled air I saw th' unkindly planet's rubious glare.

a1821 J. Keats Otho iv. ii, in R. M. Milnes Life, Lett. & Lit. Remains Keats (1848) II. 178 Pout her faint lips anew with rubious health.

1837 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 42 550 When the two Roses, in one blossom met, Twined with the Thistle's rubious coronet.

1885 G. Meredith Diana of Crossways III. xiv. 296 Romantic accessories of rubious vapour.

1912 ‘R. Dehan’ Between Two Thieves lxxvi. 487 A common, infantile complaint, characterized by a rubious rash and yclept the measles—had stricken the only hope of the House of Jowell down.

1948 Times 13 Dec. 5/4 Snowbound cottages whose rubious windows indicate..a regrettable indifference to the exhortations of Mr. Gaitskell.

1999 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 10 Apr. r26 Inside, red forest gum floors are highly polished to a rubious sheen.

Compounds

Appositive and parasynthetic.

ΚΠ

1820 J. Keats Lamia i, in Lamia & Other Poems 12 She was undrest Of all her sapphires, greens, and amethyst, And rubious-argent.

1925 J. B. Priestley Eng. Comic Characters 43 If you are lucky, you may catch a glimpse of the rubious-lipped lovely Viola.

1948 Observer Profiles 150 Shaw became less of the rubious-bearded rebel and more of the Public Institution.

2005 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 8 Oct. 8 The bar has..waiters..bearing trays of..rubious-coloured Jamaica Glow and similar cruisy cocktails.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rubious
释义	rubiousadj. Brit. /ˈruːbɪəs/, U.S. /ˈrubiəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ruby n.¹, -ous suffix. Etymology: < ruby n.¹ + -ous suffix. Ruby-coloured. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] > deep red or crimson blood-redeOE purpleOE bloodyOE purpurine1300 sanguinea1382 tuly1398 crimsonc1400 murreyc1400 purpurec1400 sanguinolentc1450 cramoisy1480 ruby-redc1487 rubya1500 sanguineousc1520 sanguine-coloured1552 blood-coloured1567 rubine1576 purple-red1578 rubied?1594 incarnadine1605 Tyrian?1614 rubiousa1616 murrey-coloured1657 haematine1658 vinaceous1688 carmine1737 claret-coloured1779 ensanguined1785 peony1810 sanguinaceous1816 gory1822 crimsony1830 vinous1834 laky1849 grenat1851 madder1852 wine-dark1855 pigeon's blood1870 poppy crimson1879 claret1882 vinous1894 alizarin1923 wine1950 a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) i. iv. 32 Dianas lip Is not more smooth, and rubious . View more context for this quotation 1780 Poem Late Calamities Eng. 9 I'th' troubled air I saw th' unkindly planet's rubious glare. a1821 J. Keats Otho iv. ii, in R. M. Milnes Life, Lett. & Lit. Remains Keats (1848) II. 178 Pout her faint lips anew with rubious health. 1837 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 42 550 When the two Roses, in one blossom met, Twined with the Thistle's rubious coronet. 1885 G. Meredith Diana of Crossways III. xiv. 296 Romantic accessories of rubious vapour. 1912 ‘R. Dehan’ Between Two Thieves lxxvi. 487 A common, infantile complaint, characterized by a rubious rash and yclept the measles—had stricken the only hope of the House of Jowell down. 1948 Times 13 Dec. 5/4 Snowbound cottages whose rubious windows indicate..a regrettable indifference to the exhortations of Mr. Gaitskell. 1999 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 10 Apr. r26 Inside, red forest gum floors are highly polished to a rubious sheen. Compounds Appositive and parasynthetic. ΚΠ 1820 J. Keats Lamia i, in Lamia & Other Poems 12 She was undrest Of all her sapphires, greens, and amethyst, And rubious-argent. 1925 J. B. Priestley Eng. Comic Characters 43 If you are lucky, you may catch a glimpse of the rubious-lipped lovely Viola. 1948 Observer Profiles 150 Shaw became less of the rubious-bearded rebel and more of the Public Institution. 2005 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 8 Oct. 8 The bar has..waiters..bearing trays of..rubious-coloured Jamaica Glow and similar cruisy cocktails. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1616
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