a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
source: WordNet 3.0
a transparent deep red variety of corundum; used as a gemstone and in lasers
source: WordNet 3.0
a deep and vivid red color
source: WordNet 3.0
A precious stone of a carmine red color, sometimes verging to violet, or intermediate between carmine and hyacinth red. It is a red crystallized variety of corundum.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
