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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A reddish aniline dye. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A ruby. archaic, countable, poetic, uncountable

   "Some [wines] deepe empurpled as the hyacine , Some as the rubine"

Adjective

1. 1
   Of a deep, red color; ruby-red.

Synonyms

All synonyms

colorpigmentred

Example

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"Some [wines] deepe empurpled as the hyacine , Some as the rubine"

Etymology

From Medieval Latin rubīnus (“carbuncle, ruby”). Doublet of ruby.

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