sapphire
IPA: sˈæfaɪɝ
noun
- (countable) A clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
- (countable and uncountable) A white, yellow, or purple variety of corundum, either clear or translucent.
- (countable and uncountable) A deep blue colour.
- (heraldry) Azure, when blazoning by precious stones.
- (countable) Any hummingbird in the genera Hylocharis and Chlorestes, as well as the rufous-throated sapphire, which is now in the genus Amazilia.
- Any of the butterflies in the southern Asian lycaenid genus Heliophorus or the African lycaenid genus Iolaus.
- A female given name from English from the precious stone.
- A stereotype of an aggressive and domineering black woman.
adjective
- of a deep blue colour.
- pertaining to a 45th year
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Examples of "sapphire" in Sentences
- The Prince Albert Sapphire Brooch.
- Birmans have sapphire coloured eyes.
- The fraternity jewel is the sapphire.
- It is the world's largest star sapphire.
- They shine like the sapphires of the oceans.
- One application of synthetic sapphire is sapphire glass.
- One application of synthetic sapphire is sapphire glass .
- One application of synthetic sapphire is 'sapphire glass'.
- The sapphire is the birth stone for the month of September.
- Sapphire escapes the collapsing castle and stands triumphant in the sunlight.
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