ruby-redadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌruːbɪˈrɛd/, U.S.

/ˌrubiˈrɛd/

Forms: see ruby n.¹ and adj. and red adj. and n.

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

Etymology: < ruby n.¹ + red adj. Compare Middle Low German robīnrōt, German rubinrot (15th cent. as †rubeinrot).

A. adj.

Of the colour of a ruby; as red as a ruby.

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

c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica iv. 300 With leres as lilly white and ruddes as rubye redde, that she exceded all other in goodlihode.

c1586 J. Stewart Poems (1913) 136 § 2 [Flowers] Sum rubie reed,..Sum jassink hewit.

1626 J. Kennedy Hist. Calanthrop & Lucilla sig. B6 Her lips sweet Rubie-red, box-like inclose Her pearle-like teeth, till she to smile dispose.

1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. L8 Lips she has, all Rubie red,..And a nose that is the grace And Proscenium of her face.

1757 tr. J. F. Henckel Pyritologia iii. 21 The beautiful transparent, ruby-red sublimate.

?1770 Sweet Polly's Garland 3 He saluted his mistress and by her sat down, Then their ruby red lips together did join.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. xi. 194 The ornaments..were of sparkling Bohemian glass, ruby red.

1899 J. Cagney tr. R. von Jaksch Clin. Diagnosis (ed. 4) v. 186 An oily substance forms, from which ruby-red needles..slowly separate.

1947 F. C. Lane Mysterious Sea xviii. 140 A deep-sea squid..brightens the gloom..by flashing from various areas of the body, blue, white, and ruby-red lights, the colors of the American Flag!

1995 K. Atkinson Behind Scenes at Museum (1996) i. 12 She paints on a shapely ruby-red smile and grins at the mirror.

B. n.

A ruby-red colour or tint.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [noun] > shades of red > deep red or crimson

crimson madderOE

purpureOE

murrey1305

tuly1398

oxblood?1440

crimson?a1475

sanguinea1500

carnation?1533

murrey colour1537

purple-red1565

ruby1572

sanguine red1601

velvet-crimson1646

lake1660

lac1682

rubine1704

madder red1728

ruby-red1738

granate1750

palm-colour1773

morone1777

carmine1799

vinaceous1819

incarnadine1821

crimsoning1833

pigeon's blood1865

solferinoc1865

Burgundy1881

sang-de-bœuf1881

vermilion-crimson1882

claret1884

royal red1890

wine1895

pigeon ruby red1897

Bordeaux1904

peony1914

madder crimson1991

1738 T. Lediard German Spy 136 The tube is fill'd with a Liquor, or Spirit, of a resplendent Ruby-Red.

1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom xvii. 226 Disks of sapphirine-blue inclosed by circles of gold and ruby-red..adorn the tail-coverts.

1899 J. Cagney tr. R. von Jaksch Clin. Diagnosis (ed. 4) viii. 410 The fungus threads are stained a ruby-red.

1955 R. M. Pearl How to know Minerals & Rocks iii. 39 The color of the crystal is often very pretty in itself, such as..the lemon yellow of potassium ferrocyanide, and the ruby red of potassium ferricyanide.

2000 M. Jay in H. Marks Bk. Dope Stories (2001) ii. 129 The liquid which emerges at the other end is a dark ruby red.

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

单词	ruby-red
释义	ruby-redadj.n. Brit. /ˌruːbɪˈrɛd/, U.S. /ˌrubiˈrɛd/ Forms: see ruby n.¹ and adj. and red adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ruby n.¹, red adj. Etymology: < ruby n.¹ + red adj. Compare Middle Low German robīnrōt, German rubinrot (15th cent. as †rubeinrot). A. adj. Of the colour of a ruby; as red as a ruby. 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 c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica iv. 300 With leres as lilly white and ruddes as rubye redde, that she exceded all other in goodlihode. c1586 J. Stewart Poems (1913) 136 § 2 [Flowers] Sum rubie reed,..Sum jassink hewit. 1626 J. Kennedy Hist. Calanthrop & Lucilla sig. B6 Her lips sweet Rubie-red, box-like inclose Her pearle-like teeth, till she to smile dispose. 1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. L8 Lips she has, all Rubie red,..And a nose that is the grace And Proscenium of her face. 1757 tr. J. F. Henckel Pyritologia iii. 21 The beautiful transparent, ruby-red sublimate. ?1770 Sweet Polly's Garland 3 He saluted his mistress and by her sat down, Then their ruby red lips together did join. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. xi. 194 The ornaments..were of sparkling Bohemian glass, ruby red. 1899 J. Cagney tr. R. von Jaksch Clin. Diagnosis (ed. 4) v. 186 An oily substance forms, from which ruby-red needles..slowly separate. 1947 F. C. Lane Mysterious Sea xviii. 140 A deep-sea squid..brightens the gloom..by flashing from various areas of the body, blue, white, and ruby-red lights, the colors of the American Flag! 1995 K. Atkinson Behind Scenes at Museum (1996) i. 12 She paints on a shapely ruby-red smile and grins at the mirror. B. n. A ruby-red colour or tint. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [noun] > shades of red > deep red or crimson crimson madderOE purpureOE murrey1305 tuly1398 oxblood?1440 crimson?a1475 sanguinea1500 carnation?1533 murrey colour1537 purple-red1565 ruby1572 sanguine red1601 velvet-crimson1646 lake1660 lac1682 rubine1704 madder red1728 ruby-red1738 granate1750 palm-colour1773 morone1777 carmine1799 vinaceous1819 incarnadine1821 crimsoning1833 pigeon's blood1865 solferinoc1865 Burgundy1881 sang-de-bœuf1881 vermilion-crimson1882 claret1884 royal red1890 wine1895 pigeon ruby red1897 Bordeaux1904 peony1914 madder crimson1991 1738 T. Lediard German Spy 136 The tube is fill'd with a Liquor, or Spirit, of a resplendent Ruby-Red. 1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom xvii. 226 Disks of sapphirine-blue inclosed by circles of gold and ruby-red..adorn the tail-coverts. 1899 J. Cagney tr. R. von Jaksch Clin. Diagnosis (ed. 4) viii. 410 The fungus threads are stained a ruby-red. 1955 R. M. Pearl How to know Minerals & Rocks iii. 39 The color of the crystal is often very pretty in itself, such as..the lemon yellow of potassium ferrocyanide, and the ruby red of potassium ferricyanide. 2000 M. Jay in H. Marks Bk. Dope Stories (2001) ii. 129 The liquid which emerges at the other end is a dark ruby red. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.c1487
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