ADJECTIVE
- of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
How To Use ruby-red In A Sentence
- Here is a jade-coloured conglomeration of life resembling nothing in the world more than a loose handful of worms without beginning and without end, interloped and writhing and glowing as it writhes with opalescent fires; and here a tiny leafless shrub, jointed with each alternate joint, ivory, white, and ruby-red respectively; again this tracery of gold and green and salmon pink decorating a shiny stone, in formal and consistent pattern. My Tropic Isle
- He lifted a small glass phial that gleamed ruby-red, removed its stopper, and put four drops into a cup. IRONCROWN MOON: PART TWO OF THE BOREAL MOON TALE
- If you like bitter flavours, this ruby-red aperitivo will blow your sensory fuse box. Times, Sunday Times
- This wine has a youthful ruby-red colour and the scent of cherries on the nose.
- She was a pretty woman, with a slightly pointed face, a small upturned nose, and full ruby-red lips.
- At the head of the staircase they stopped and watched the Princess as she went down the stairs and across the courtyard, her long white robe trailing behind her, with the cup of ruby-red wine in one hand, and the farl of cake in the other. Tales From Scottish Ballads
- Pushing her black hair out of her face, she caught a glimpse of the ruby-red slash across her right forearm.
- Ruby-red in colour, this sloe gin is a real snuggle-up-on-the-sofa drink, delivering a moreish palate with flavours similar to black cherries.
- Succulent, ruby-red interior herb-marinated and grilled lamb chops - a recent special - are barely sauced at all.
- Her hair was jet-black, her lips ruby-red and her skin as white as snow.
