Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - sapphire
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(sapphires) 1. A sapphire is a precious stone which is blue in colour. ...a sapphire engagement ring. N-VAR: oft N n 2. Something that is sapphire is bright blue in colour. (LITERARY) ...white snow and sapphire skies. COLOUR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English safir, from Anglo-French, from Latin sapphirus, from Greek sappheiros, perhaps of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew sappir ~ Date: 13th century 1. a. a gem variety of corundum in transparent or translucent crystals of a color other than red; especially one of a transparent rich blue b. a gem of such corundum 2. a deep purplish-blue color • ~ adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & adj. --n. 1 a transparent blue precious stone consisting of corundum. 2 precious transparent corundum of any colour. 3 the bright blue of a sapphire. 4 a humming-bird with bright blue colouring. --adj. of sapphire blue. Phrases and idioms sapphire wedding a 45th wedding anniversary. Derivatives sapphirine adj. Etymology: ME f. OF safir f. L sapphirus f. Gk sappheiros prob. = lapis lazuli ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) сапфирная мутантная окраска (норок) 2) (колибри-)сапфир (Hylocharis) – blue-chinned sapphire – golden-tailed sapphire – rufous-throated sapphire – white-chinned sapphire ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. сапфир 2. темно-синий, цвет сапфира the sapphire of the skies —- сапфировая синева небес sapphire ring —- кольцо с сапфиром 3. синий, сапфирный, сапфировый, похожий на сапфир sapphire sea —- море синее, как сапфир ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- c.1250, from O.Fr. saphir, from L. sapphirus, from Gk. sappheiros "blue stone" (apparently not the gem that now has the name, perhaps lapis lazuli), from a Semitic source (cf. Heb. sappir "sapphire") or from Skt. sanipriya, a dark precious stone, lit. "sacred to Saturn," from Sani "Saturn" + priya "precious." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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