sapphiredadj.
rare.
Painted with sapphire blue.
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azured1562
ceruleated1634
sapphired1820
blue-washed1906
1820 J. Keats Cap & Bells v As in old pictures tender cherubim A child's soul thro' the sapphir'd canvas bear.
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