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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
sapphire
adj 1: of something having the color of a blue sapphire;
"sapphire eyes"
n 1: a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued
as a gemstone
2: a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and
polished and is valued as a precious gem
3: a light shade of blue [syn: azure, cerulean, sapphire,
lazuline, sky-blue]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Sapphire \Sap"phire\, a.
Of or resembling sapphire; sapphirine; blue. "The sapphire
blaze." --Gray.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Sapphire \Sap"phire\ (? or ?; 277), n. [OE. saphir, F. saphir,
L. sapphirus, Gr. ?, of Oriental origin; cf. Heb.
sapp[imac]r.]
1. (Min.) Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, Al2O3;
corundum; esp., the blue transparent variety of corundum,
highly prized as a gem.
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Of rubies, sapphires, and of pearl['e]s white.
--Chaucer.
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Note: 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.
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2. The color of the gem; bright blue.
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3. (Zool.) Any humming bird of the genus Hylocharis, native
of South America. The throat and breast are usually bright
blue.
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Star sapphire, or Asteriated sapphire (Min.), a kind of
sapphire which exhibits asterism.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Corundum \Co*run"dum\ (k[-o]*r[u^]n"d[u^]m), n.; pl. Corundums
(k[-o]*r[u^]n"d[u^]mz). [Also corindon.] [From Hind. kurand
corundum stone.] (Min.)
The mineral alumina (Al2O3), as found native in a
crystalline state. Transparent varieties are used as
gemstones, including sapphire, which is the fine blue
variety; the oriental ruby, or red sapphire; the oriental
amethyst, or purple sapphire; and adamantine spar, the
hair-brown variety. It is the hardest substance found native,
next to the diamond.
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Note: The name corundum is sometimes restricted to the
non-transparent or coarser kinds. Emery is a
dark-colored granular variety, usually admixed with
magnetic iron ore.
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5. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary |
Sapphire
Associated with diamonds (Ex. 28:18) and emeralds (Ezek. 28:13);
one of the stones in the high priest's breastplate. It is a
precious stone of a sky-blue colour, probably the lapis lazuli,
brought from Babylon. The throne of God is described as of the
colour of a sapphire (Ex. 24:10; comp. Ezek. 1:26).
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Thesaurus Results for sapphire:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
adamant, agate, alexandrite, amethyst, aquamarine, azure, azure-blue, azure-colored, azurean, azured, azureous, beryl, beryl-blue, berylline, bloodstone, blue, bluish, brilliant, carbuncle, carnelian, cerulean, ceruleous, cerulescent, chalcedony, chrysoberyl, chrysolite, citrine, coral, cyanean, dark-blue, deep-blue, demantoid, diamond, emerald, garnet, girasol, harlequin opal, heliotrope, hyacinth, jade, jadestone, jargoon, jasper, lapis lazuli, light-blue, lightish-blue, livid, moonstone, morganite, onyx, opal, pavonian, pavonine, peacock-blue, peridot, plasma, rose quartz, ruby, sapphirine, sard, sardonyx, sky-blue, sky-colored, sky-dyed, spinel, spinel ruby, topaz, turquoise |
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