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Ruby vs Nuby - What's the difference?

ruby | nuby |

As nouns the difference between ruby and nuby

is that ruby is a clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone while nuby is an article of clothing similar to a scarf or a shawl.

As an adjective ruby

is of a deep red colour.

As a verb ruby

is to make red; to redden.

As a proper noun Ruby

is {{given name|female|from=English}}.

ruby

English

(wikipedia ruby)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) rubi, from (etyl) .

Noun

(rubies)
  • A clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
    • , author=Lee A. Groat , title=Gemstones , volume=100, issue=2, page=128 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.}}
  • (obsolete) A red spinel.
  • A deep red colour.
  • * Shakespeare
    • the natural ruby of your cheeks
  • (typesetting, British) Type having a height of 5.5 points.
  • A (ruby hummer), a South American hummingbird, .
  • A red bird-of-paradise, .
  • (printing) agate (a size of type)
    • Synonyms
    * (typesetting) agate (US)

    See also

    * * carbuncle * corundum * spinel * (Ruby)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a deep red colour.

    • Derived terms

    * balas ruby * Colorado ruby * rubasse * rubicund * rubious * rubric * ruby port * ruby spinel * ruby wedding * ruby-throated hummingbird * star ruby

    Verb

  • (poetic) To make red; to redden.
    • (Alexander Pope)

    Related terms

    * corundum

    Etymology 2

    From the British 5.5-point font Ruby , used for annotations in printed documents.

    Noun

    (rubies)
  • A pronunciation guide written above or beside Chinese or Japanese characters.
    • {, border="1" cellpadding="5" align="center" , +caption , The Japanese ruby characters (furigana'') for ''Tokyo ("") , - ! hiragana ! katakana ! romaji , - , {, border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" , - , style="text-align: center; font-size: 120%" lang="ja" , ?? , style="text-align: center; font-size: 120%" lang="ja" , ??? , - , style="text-align: center; font-size: 200%" lang="ja" , ? , style="text-align: center; font-size: 200%" lang="ja" , ? , } , {, border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" , - , style="text-align: center; font-size: 120%" lang="ja" , ?? , style="text-align: center; font-size: 120%" lang="ja" , ??? , - , style="text-align: center; font-size: 200%" lang="ja" , ? , style="text-align: center; font-size: 200%" lang="ja" , ? , } , {, border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" , - , - , style="text-align: center; font-size: 120%" , t? , style="text-align: center; font-size: 120%" , ky? , - , style="text-align: center; font-size: 200%" lang="ja" , ? , style="text-align: center; font-size: 200%" lang="ja" , ? , } , }
    Synonyms
    * rubi

    See also

    * furigana * yomigana * pinyin * Zhuyin * (Ruby characters)

    Anagrams

    * bury

    nuby

    English

    Noun

    (nubies)
  • An article of clothing similar to a scarf or a shawl.
  • * 1804, , "Pandora" in The New York Sun , 1 June 1804: 1–2.
    • She wore entwined about her head an article which Mrs. Dangerfield spoke of as a "nuby ," a knitted pink scarf concealing her hair, encircling her neck and having among its convolutions a hole for her perfectly expressionless face.
  • * 1902, Ellen Glasgow, The Battle Ground
  • *:"The little white nuby in my top drawer, Betty--I felt a chill striking the back of my neck."
  • * 1904, Ellen Glasgow, The Deliverance; A Romance of the Virginia Tobacco Fields
  • *:"I met her at a church festival one Christmas Eve," responded Aunt Saidie, in a high-pitched, rasping voice. "The same evening that I got this pink crocheted nuby ." She touched a small pointed shawl about her shoulders.