rubine

noun /ˈɹuː.bin/

1. A reddish aniline dye.

   countable, uncountable

2. A ruby.

   archaic, countable, uncountable

   Some as the rubine

   Some [wines] deepe empurpled as the hyacine ,

Where it comes from

From Medieval Latin rubīnus (“carbuncle, ruby”). Doublet of ruby.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry rubine (CC BY-SA 4.0).

← rubicundruckus →

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