Sapphire

[Sap·phire]

If your grandmother gives you her sapphire ring, it will probably have a translucent blue stone on it, though you may end up with a rare yellow or red sapphire.

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Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, Al2O3; corundum; esp., the blue transparent variety of corundum, highly prized as a gem.

Noun
a light shade of blue

Noun
a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

Noun
a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone

Adjective S.
having the color of a blue sapphire; "sapphire eyes"


n.
Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, Al2O3; corundum; esp., the blue transparent variety of corundum, highly prized as a gem.

n.
The color of the gem; bright blue.

n.
Any humming bird of the genus Hylocharis, native of South America. The throat and breast are usually bright blue.

a.
Of or resembling sapphire; sapphirine; blue.


Sapphire

Sap"phire (? ∨ ?; 277), n. [OE. saphir, F. saphir, L. sapphirus, Gr. , of Oriental origin; cf. Heb. sapp'c6r.] 1. Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, Al2O3; corundum; esp., the blue transparent variety of corundum, highly prized as a gem.
of rubies, sapphires, and of pearl'82s white.
&hand; Sapphire occurs in hexagonal crystals and also in granular and massive forms. The name sapphire is usually restricted to the blue crystals, while the bright red crystals are called Oriental rubies (see under Ruby), the amethystine variety Oriental amethyst (see under Amethyst), and the dull massive varieties corundum (a name which is also used as a general term to include all varieties). See Corundum. 2. The color of the gem; bright blue. 3. (Zo'94l.) Any humming bird of the genus Hylocharis, native of South America. The throat and breast are usually bright blue. Star sapphire, ∨ Asteriated sapphire , a kind of sapphire which exhibits asterism.

Sapphire

Sap"phire, a. Of or resembling sapphire; sapphire; blue. "The sapphire blaze." Gray.

Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, Al2O3; corundum; esp., the blue transparent variety of corundum, highly prized as a gem.

Of or resembling sapphire; sapphire; blue.

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Usage Examples

Oh, the summer night, Has a smile of light, And she sits on a sapphire throne.

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