Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BAL'ASS, or BAL'AS
BAL'ASS, or BAL'AS, n. [Sp. balax; Fr. balais.]
A variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to orange. Its crystals are usually octahedrons, composed of two four-sided pyramids, applied base to base. [See Spinel.] – Cleaveland. Kirwan.
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