sap|phire|ber|ry — «SAF yr BEHR ee», noun, plural ries. a small tree native to Japan and China with fragrant white flowers and bright blue fruit … Useful english dictionary
sap·phire — /ˈsæˌfajɚ/ noun, pl phires 1 [count, noncount] : a clear, usually deep blue jewel 2 [noncount] : a deep blue color … Useful english dictionary
phire — sam·phire; cam·phire; sap·phire; … English syllables
sap — phy·sap·o·da; SAP; sap·a·jou; sap; sap·ful; sap·id; sap·in·da·ce·ae; sap·in·da·les; sap·less; sap·ling; sap·ling·hood; sap·o·dil·la; sap·o·gen·in; sap·o·na·ceous; sap·o·nar·ia; sap·o·nary; sap·o·nat·ed; sap·o·nin; sap·o·nite; sap·o·rif·ic;… … English syllables
sapphire — sap·phire … English syllables
sapphire — sap|phire [ˈsæfaıə US faır] n [U and C] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: safir, from Latin, from Greek, from Hebrew sappir, from Sanskrit sanipriya dear to the planet Saturn ] a transparent bright blue jewel … Dictionary of contemporary English
sapphire — sap|phire [ sæ,faır ] noun 1. ) count or uncount a hard clear blue stone, used in expensive jewelry 2. ) uncount the color of a sapphire … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sapphire — sap•phire [[t]ˈsæf aɪər[/t]] n. 1) mir any gem variety of corundum other than the ruby, esp. one of the blue varieties 2) jew a gem of this kind 3) the deep blue color of this gem 4) deep blue • Etymology: 1225–75; ME safir < OF < L… … From formal English to slang
Al2O3 — Sapphire Sap phire (? or ?; 277), n. [OE. saphir, F. saphir, L. sapphirus, Gr. ?, of Oriental origin; cf. Heb. sapp[=i]r.] 1. (Min.) Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, {Al2O3}; corundum; esp., the blue transparent variety of corundum,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Asteriated sapphire — Sapphire Sap phire (? or ?; 277), n. [OE. saphir, F. saphir, L. sapphirus, Gr. ?, of Oriental origin; cf. Heb. sapp[=i]r.] 1. (Min.) Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, {Al2O3}; corundum; esp., the blue transparent variety of corundum,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English