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1. Of something having the colour of a blue sapphire
   "sapphire eyes"

1. A precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
    
2. A transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
    
3. A light shade of blue
   - azure, cerulean, lazuline, sky-blue

Derived forms: sapphires

See also: chromatic, sapphirine

Type of: blue, blueness, corundom, corundum, gem, jewel, precious stone, transparent gem

Encyclopedia: Sapphire Sapphire, Queensland