Sapphire
['sæfaɪə] or ['sæfaɪɚ]
Definition
(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.
(adj.) of something having the color of a blue sapphire; 'sapphire eyes' .
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Definition
(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.
Checker: Monroe
Definition
n. a highly transparent and brilliant precious stone a variety of Corundum generally of a beautiful blue colour—the finest found in Ceylon: (her.) a blue tincture.—adj. deep pure blue.—n. Sapph′ire-wing a humming-bird.—adj. Sapph′irine made of or like sapphire.—Green sapphire the Oriental emerald; Red sapphire the Oriental ruby; Violet sapphire the Oriental amethyst.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of sapphire, is ominous of fortunate gain, and to woman, a wise selection in a lover.
Typist: Mason
Examples
- Do look at this exquisite white sapphire. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The ruby owes its fine red color to the presence of oxide of chromium; the sapphire its deep blue to either a lower oxide of chromium or to an oxide of titanium. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The sapphire and the so-called Oriental stones are prepared in the same manner, with the addition of proper coloring matter. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Both the recording stylus and reproducing ball are made of sapphire, chosen on account of its hardness, to resist the great frictional wear to which they are subjected. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Lily stood staring vacantly at the white sapphire on its velvet bed. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Sapphire is of the same material, differing from the ruby only in color. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- When a record is to be effaced from a cylinder, it is turned off smooth on a sort of lathe, and the cutting tool or knife for this purpose is also made of sapphire. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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