Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

balas-ruby

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: bal-as-ru-by
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a type of ruby.

Example Sentences

"In shape it is a tiny square box of silver, studded outside with eight small balas-rubies."
"Richard II had a coat, valued at thirty thousand marks, which was covered with balas rubies."

Inflected Forms

balas-rubies (plural)

Questions

What does balas-ruby mean?: A rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a type of ruby.

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