Definition of Balas ruby

1. Noun. A pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel.

Exact synonyms: Balas
Generic synonyms: Ruby Spinel, Spinel Ruby

Definition of Balas ruby

1. Noun. (archaic) A rose-tinted spinel. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Balas ruby

1. A variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to orange. See Spinel. Origin: OE. Bales, balais, F. Balais, LL. Balascus, fr. Ar. Balakhsh, so called from Badakhshan, Balashan, or Balaxiam, a place in the neighborhood of Samarcand, where this ruby is found. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Balas Ruby

balanoglossus
balanoid
balanophagous
balantidial dysentery
balantidiasis
balantidosis
balaphone
balaphones
balas
balas-ruby
balas ruby (current term)
balase
balases
balata
balata tree
balatas
balaunce
balaustine
balaustines
balbis
balboa
balboas
balbriggan
balbriggans
balbuties

Literary usage of Balas ruby

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A manual of precious stones and antique gems by Hodder Michael Westropp (1874)
"balas ruby. Pliny mentions among the flame-coloured stones the lychnis, so called from its lustre being heightened by the light of the lamp, ..."

2. Handbook of Archaeology: Egyptian-Greek-Etruscan-Roman by Hodder Michael Westropp (1878)
"LYCHNIS—balas ruby. The flame-coloured stone, called lychnis, is, according to Pliny, so called from its lustre being heightened by the light of the lamp. ..."

3. Mineralogy Simplified: Easy Methods of Identifying Minerals, Including Ores by Henry Erni (1901)
"The following are the principal varieties: Ruby Spinel, balas ruby, MgAl,04. Clear rose to red. Used as a gem. ..."

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