balas
- noun
- /ˈbæləs/
- Specialized
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balas
- She inherited a ring set with a balas that once belonged to her grandmother.
Examples
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The necklace was adorned with a rare balas of exceptional clarity and brilliance.
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Collectors prize balas for their delicate rose hues and historical significance.
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Look at how the balas sparkles!
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The balas glimmered beautifully under the lights.
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Collectors prize balas for their delicate rose hues and historical significance.
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The necklace was adorned with a rare balas of exceptional clarity and brilliance.
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She inherited a ring set with a balas that once belonged to her grandmother.
Synonyms
A pale pink stone used as a jewel that looks like a ruby but is a different mineral
Compounds
- Specialized
A pale pink stone used as a jewel that looks like a ruby but is a different mineral
Surface Forms
Etymology
Balas comes from the name of an old place, Balas or Balascia, in Central Asia where these pale rose-colored gems were first found. People used that place name for the stones, so today balas means that kind of pale pink gem and is often called 'balas ruby', which links it to the familiar word ruby.
