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ruby

/ˈɹuː.bi/ adjective C2
  1. Of a deep, red color; ruby-red.
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The morning’s sun rose clear and resplendent, touching the foamy waves into a network of ruby-tinted light.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 21 · C1
She had a good chance to do so, for the said Gilbert Blythe was absorbed in stealthily pinning the long yellow braid of Ruby Gillis, who sat in front of him, to the back of her seat.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 112 · C1
Presently Ruby Gillis started up to take a sum to the master; she fell back into her seat with a little shriek, believing that her hair was pulled out by the roots.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 112 · C1
Phillips glared so sternly that Ruby began to cry.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 112 · C1

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