Rubelet

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A little ruby. nonce-word, obsolete

    "About the Cover of this Book there vvent / A curious-comely clean Compartlement: / And, in the midſt, to grace it more, vvas ſet / A bluſhing-pretty-peeping Rubelet: […]"

Example

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"About the Cover of this Book there vvent / A curious-comely clean Compartlement: / And, in the midſt, to grace it more, vvas ſet / A bluſhing-pretty-peeping Rubelet: […]"

Etymology

From ruby + -let.

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