ruby-headedadj.

Brit.

/ˌruːbɪˈhɛdᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌrubiˈhɛdəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ruby n.¹, headed adj.

Etymology: < ruby n.¹ + headed adj.

1. Having a deep red head.Recorded earliest in ruby-headed hummingbird n. at Compounds.

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the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > red- or rust-coloured > red-headed

red-headed1774

ruby-headed1811

the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having bird's head > of particular colour

red-headed1556

white-crowned1605

red-capped1648

redhead1738

blue-headed1743

grey-headed1747

black-capped1751

ruby-crowned1758

ruby-headed1811

1811 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VIII. i. 329 Ruby-headed Humming-bird... This is one of the most beautiful of the straight-billed Humming-Birds.

1867 Harper's Mag. Sept. 452/1 In still another spot there were coils of rattlesnakes and adders, ruby-headed cobras.

2000 Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. (Nexis) 6 May 4 b A planet where..ruby-headed tulips stubbornly emerge through the crusty earth each spring.

2. Having a head or cap of ruby.

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1843 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 53 71/2 Paper velvet-like, and golden pen ruby-headed.

1857 H. Melville Confidence-man vi. 38 A well-to-do gentleman..a ruby-headed cane in his hand.

1905 Mod. Philol. 2 10 Mowgli takes a ruby-headed ankus, and is warned by the cobra that it will cause death.

1964 E. Berridge Across Common ix. 78 She pushed the long ruby-headed pin back into the hat with a shake of her head.

1998 J. A. Bates First Night out of Eden 12 The blood beads up so delicately, Lining the cut like a dozen Ruby-headed corsage pins Driven deep into a satin heart.

Compounds

† ruby-headed hummingbird n. Obsolete the ruby-topaz hummingbird, Chrysolampis mosquitus.

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1811*Ruby-headed Humming-bird [see sense 1].

1885 J. G. Wood Pop. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) 346 Sometimes it is called the Ruby-headed Humming-bird, and it is also known under the name of the Aurora.

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

单词	ruby-headed
释义	ruby-headedadj. Brit. /ˌruːbɪˈhɛdᵻd/, U.S. /ˌrubiˈhɛdəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ruby n.¹, headed adj. Etymology: < ruby n.¹ + headed adj. 1. Having a deep red head.Recorded earliest in ruby-headed hummingbird n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > red- or rust-coloured > red-headed red-headed1774 ruby-headed1811 the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having bird's head > of particular colour red-headed1556 white-crowned1605 red-capped1648 redhead1738 blue-headed1743 grey-headed1747 black-capped1751 ruby-crowned1758 ruby-headed1811 1811 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VIII. i. 329 Ruby-headed Humming-bird... This is one of the most beautiful of the straight-billed Humming-Birds. 1867 Harper's Mag. Sept. 452/1 In still another spot there were coils of rattlesnakes and adders, ruby-headed cobras. 2000 Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. (Nexis) 6 May 4 b A planet where..ruby-headed tulips stubbornly emerge through the crusty earth each spring. 2. Having a head or cap of ruby. ΚΠ 1843 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 53 71/2 Paper velvet-like, and golden pen ruby-headed. 1857 H. Melville Confidence-man vi. 38 A well-to-do gentleman..a ruby-headed cane in his hand. 1905 Mod. Philol. 2 10 Mowgli takes a ruby-headed ankus, and is warned by the cobra that it will cause death. 1964 E. Berridge Across Common ix. 78 She pushed the long ruby-headed pin back into the hat with a shake of her head. 1998 J. A. Bates First Night out of Eden 12 The blood beads up so delicately, Lining the cut like a dozen Ruby-headed corsage pins Driven deep into a satin heart. Compounds † ruby-headed hummingbird n. Obsolete the ruby-topaz hummingbird, Chrysolampis mosquitus. ΚΠ 1811Ruby-headed Humming-bird [see sense 1]. 1885 J. G. Wood Pop. Nat. Hist.* (new ed.) 346 Sometimes it is called the Ruby-headed Humming-bird, and it is also known under the name of the Aurora. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1811
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