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Rubies And Such Crossword Clue

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noun

• art highly prized for its beauty or perfection

• a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry

• a person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry

• a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan

• a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry

29%7 Oxide in rubies and sapphires
noun

• any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum

29%8 Whence the phrase "Wisdom is better than rubies"
noun

• an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon)

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New York Times11 Jun 2001 Down 59
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