- sapphirine
- adjective Date: 15th century 1. made of sapphire 2. resembling sapphire especially in color
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Sapphirine — Indigo blue sapphirine crystal from Ft. Dauphin, Madagascar (size: 2.1 x 1.9 x 1.4 cm) General Category Silicate mineral … Wikipedia
Sapphirine — Sap phir*ine, n. Resembling sapphire; made of sapphire; having the color, or any quality of sapphire. Sapphirine degree of hardness. Boyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
SAPPHIRINE — insul. in Arabico sinu, e qua sapphirus gemma, Steph. licet corrupte legatur Samphirine. Nic. Lloydius … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
sapphirine — [saf′ər in, saf′ə rīn΄] adj. of or like sapphire n. a rare, blue or green, very hard, monoclinic mineral, (Mg,Al) 8 (Al,Si) 6O20, found in some metamorphic rocks … English World dictionary
sapphirine gurnard — gelsvasis jūrgaidis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Trigla lucerna angl. yellow gurnard; lantern gurnard; latchet; sapphirine gurnard; tub gurnard; tubbot; tubfish rus. жёлтая тригла; жёлтый морской… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
sapphirine — adj. [Gr. sappheiros, sapphire] Sapphire blue … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
sapphirine — /saf euhr in, euh reen , euh ruyn /, adj. 1. consisting of sapphire; like sapphire, esp. in color. n. 2. a pale blue or greenish, usually granular mineral, a silicate of magnesium and aluminum. 3. a blue variety of spinel. [1375 1425; late ME… … Universalium
sapphirine — 1. noun A rare silicate of magnesium and aluminium (with iron as a major impurity), named for its sapphirelike colour. 2. adjective Of, pertain … Wiktionary
sapphirine — sap·phir·ine … English syllables
sapphirine — sap•phir•ine [[t]ˈsæf ər ɪn, əˌrin, əˌraɪn[/t]] adj. 1) mir consisting of sapphire 2) deep blue • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME saphyryn (< OF) « Gk sappheírinos like lapis lazuli (see sapphire, ine I) … From formal English to slang
