sapphire
noun
uk/ˈsæf.aɪər/us/ˈsæf.aɪr/[CorU]
apreciousstone, usuallybrightblue, that is often used injewellery:
蓝宝石aringwith alargesapphire有一颗大的蓝宝石的戒指
a sapphirering/bracelet蓝宝石戒指/手镯
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[U](alsosapphire blue,uk/ˌsæf.aɪə ˈbluː/us/ˌsæf.aɪr ˈbluː/)
brightblue
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Geology: precious & semi-precious stones
- agate
- aquamarine
- blood diamond
- carbuncle
- carnelian
- conflict diamond
- cornelian
- crystal
- diamond
- emerald
- gemstone
- jet
- jewel
- malachite
- marcasite
- onyx
- pearl
- precious stone
- stone
- turquoise
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Less common colours
sapphire
adjective
uk/ˈsæf.aɪər/us/ˈsæf.aɪr/(alsosapphire blue,uk/ˌsæf.aɪə ˈbluː/us/ˌsæf.aɪr ˈbluː/)having abrightbluecolour:
a sapphiresea
Thesunshimmersoff thewaterwith a million sapphirehighlights.
- Hisdeeptanemphasizedhis sapphireeyes.
- Theseahad thetextureofsilkand was adeepsapphireblue.
- Forparties,trya sapphireblueeyeliner.
Less common colours
- amethyst
- apple green
- argent
- ashy
- avocado
- bisque
- blue-black
- claret
- coppery
- dun
- earth tone
- emerald
- peach
- puce
- rust
- saffron
- sepia
- sky blue
- tangerine
- taupe