a rare precious variety corundum with a colour varying from deep crimson or purple to pale rose; ruby.

a chimney - a) a vertical channel conducting smoke or combustion gases etc. up and away from a fire, furnace, engine, etc.; b) the part of this which projects above a roof. 2.a hollow glassware open on both sides used to protect the flame of a burning oil-lamp.

a bottle-type glassware used as an oil-lamp (usu. without a protective glassware for its flame).

a thin oil distilled from petroleum or shale oil, used as a fuel, solvent, illuminant, etc.; kerosene.