sapphire : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sapphire	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for sapphire
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sapphire adj of something having the color of a blue sapphire; "sapphire eyes" n a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem a light shade of blue Synonym(s): azure, cerulean, sapphire, lazuline, sky-blue
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sapphire \Sap"phire\, a. Of or resembling sapphire; sapphirine; blue. [bd]The sapphire blaze.[b8] --Gray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sapphire \Sap"phire\ (? [or] ?; 277), n. [OE. saphir, F. saphir, L. sapphirus, Gr. [?], of Oriental origin; cf. Heb. sapp[c6]r.] 1. (Min.) 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[82]s white. --Chaucer. 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}. 2. The color of the gem; bright blue. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Any humming bird of the genus {Hylocharis}, native of South America. The throat and breast are usually bright blue. {Star sapphire}, [or] {Asteriated sapphire} (Min.), a kind of sapphire which exhibits asterism.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sapphire, NC Zip code(s): 28774
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
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).