sapphire in English
- sapphire⇄adj. 1. bright-blue.
Ex. a sapphire gown, a sapphire sky.
2. made or consisting of a sapphire or sapphires.
Ex. a sapphire brooch. - sapphire⇄noun 1a. a bright-blue precious stone that is hard and clear like a diamond. It is a variety of corundum.
b. (Figurative:) Orselli considered the stars, each shining with a separate glory: golden Dubhe, blue Denebola, Vega the pale sapphire (Henry - sapphire⇄sapphire, noun, adjective.