rubicelle

noun

ru·​bi·​celle

¦rübə¦sel

plural -s

: a ruby spinel of a yellow or orange-red color

Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier rubacelle, probably from French, diminutive of rubace rubasse

First Known Use

1653, in the meaning defined above

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