Sapphire

n.	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 pearlés white. - Chaucer.
	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. Star sapphire (Min.) a kind of sapphire which exhibits asterism.
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 Synonyms: azure, cerulean, lazuline, sky-blue
Adj.	1.	sapphire - having the color of a blue sapphire; "sapphire eyes"

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