n. | 1. | (Min.) Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, | |||
2. | The color of the gem; bright blue. | ||||
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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a. | 1. | Of or resembling sapphire; sapphirine; blue. |
Noun | 1. | sapphire - a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone |
2. | sapphire - a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem | |
3. | sapphire - a light shade of blue | |
Adj. | 1. | sapphire - having the color of a blue sapphire; "sapphire eyes" |