Cape ruby
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cape ruby — noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: from Cape of Good Hope : a ruby colored garnet : pyrope * * * Cape ruby, a garnet resembling a ruby in color; pyrope … Useful english dictionary
Ruby Ross Wood — Ruby Ross Pope Goodnow Wood (26 October 1881 ndash; 18 February 1950) was a prominent New York interior decorator and the owner of Ruby Ross Wood, Inc., a decorating company that occupied several locations between the 1920s and her death.She was… … Wikipedia
Ruby Braff — Infobox musical artist Name = Ruby Braff Img capt = Cover art for Ruby Braff: The Cape Codfather (Arbors Records) Img size = 150 Landscape = Background = non vocal instrumentalist Birth name = Reuben Braff Alias = Born = Birth date|1927|3|16 Died … Wikipedia
ruby — rubylike, adj. /rooh bee/, n., pl. rubies, adj. n. 1. a red variety of corundum, used as a gem. 2. something made of this stone or one of its imitations, as a bearing in a watch. 3. a deep red port wine. 4. deep red; carmine. 5. Brit. Print. a… … Universalium
Ruby — /rooh bee/, n. a female given name. * * * Gemstone composed of transparent red corundum. Its colour varies from deep to pale red, in some cases with a tinge of purple, depending on chromium and iron content; the most valued is a pigeon blood red … Universalium
Ar|i|zo|na ruby — «AR uh ZOH nuh», a garnet resembling a ruby in color; Cape ruby; pyrope … Useful english dictionary
south african ruby — noun Usage: usually capitalized S&A : cape ruby … Useful english dictionary
Battle of Cape Spartel — The Battle of Cape Spartel was an indecisive naval battle between a Franco Spanish fleet under Admiral Luis de Córdova y Córdova and a British fleet under Admiral Howe. The fleets met on October 20, 1782 during a successful British campaign to… … Wikipedia
South African wine — Some South African wines and cheeses Contents 1 … Wikipedia
pyrope — /puy rohp/, n. a mineral, magnesium aluminum garnet, Mg3Al2Si3O12, occurring in crystals of varying shades of red, and frequently used as a gem. [1300 50; ME pirope < L pyropus gold bronze < Gk pyropós lit., fire eyed, equiv. to pyr PYR + op (s.… … Universalium
