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rubicelle

noun
ru·​bi·​celle | \ ¦rübə¦sel\
plural -s

Definition of rubicelle

: a ruby spinel of a yellow or orange-red color

First Known Use of rubicelle

1653, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for rubicelle

alteration of earlier rubacelle, probably from French, diminutive of rubace rubasse

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