sapphire

adj//ˈsæf.aɪ̯ə(ɹ)//

safirblå, safir

  1. of a deep blue colour.

  2. (countable) A clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.

  3. (countable, and, uncountable) A white, yellow, or purple variety of corundum, either clear or translucent.

  4. (tincture) Azure, when blazoning by precious stones.

  5. (countable) Any hummingbird in the genera Hylocharis and Chlorestes, as well as the rufous-throated sapphire, which is now in the genus Amazilia.

  6. Any of the butterflies in the southern Asian lycaenid genus Heliophorus or the African lycaenid genus Iolaus.

  7. (countable, and, uncountable) A deep blue colour.

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