Meaning of balas-ruby | Babel Free
Definitions
A rose-coloured spinel once thought to be a type of ruby.
Equivalents
Examples
“In shape it is a tiny square box of silver, studded outside with eight small balas-rubies.”
“Richard II had a coat, valued at thirty thousand marks, which was covered with balas rubies.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.