sapphirine

[ saf-er-in, -uh-reen, -uh-rahyn ]

/ ˈsæf ər ɪn, -əˌrin, -əˌraɪn /

adjective

consisting of sapphire; like sapphire, especially in color.

noun

a pale-blue or greenish, usually granular mineral, a silicate of magnesium and aluminum.

a blue variety of spinel.

Origin of sapphirine

1375–1425; late Middle English saphyryn (<Old French ) ≪ Greek sappheírinos like lapis lazuli (see sapphire, -ine¹); (def. 2) <German Saphirin ≪ Greek, as above

Words nearby sapphirine

sapper, Sapphic, Sapphic ode, Sapphira, sapphire, sapphirine, sapphism, Sappho, Sapporo, sappy, sapraemia

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Example sentences from the Web for sapphirine

Her sapphirine eyes were shining, her hands lay inert in her lap, her lips quivered softly.
The House of Mystery|William Henry Irwin
Ghosts—ghosts—the sapphirine air Teems with them even to the gleaming ends Of the wild day-spring!
The Song of the Sword|W. E. Henley
Whatever there was in the bit of sapphirine blue, it had life.
The Blind Spot|Austin Hall
He would have taken her hand on this, but the grave, direct gaze of her sapphirine eyes restrained him.
The House of Mystery|William Henry Irwin

In spiders they are often of a sapphirine colour, and clear as crystal.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby

British Dictionary definitions for sapphirine

sapphirine

/ (ˈsæfəˌriːn, -rɪn) /

noun

a rare blue or bluish-green mineral that consists of magnesium aluminium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form and occurs as small grains in some metamorphic rocks

a blue variety of spinel

adjective

relating to or resembling sapphire

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单词	sapphirine
释义	sapphirine [ saf-er-in, -uh-reen, -uh-rahyn ] / ˈsæf ər ɪn, -əˌrin, -əˌraɪn / adjective consisting of sapphire; like sapphire, especially in color. noun a pale-blue or greenish, usually granular mineral, a silicate of magnesium and aluminum. a blue variety of spinel. Origin of sapphirine 1375–1425; late Middle English saphyryn (<Old French ) ≪ Greek sappheírinos like lapis lazuli (see sapphire, -ine¹); (def. 2) <German Saphirin ≪ Greek, as above Words nearby sapphirine sapper, Sapphic, Sapphic ode, Sapphira, sapphire, sapphirine, sapphism, Sappho, Sapporo, sappy, sapraemia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sapphirine Her sapphirine eyes were shining, her hands lay inert in her lap, her lips quivered softly. The House of Mystery\|William Henry Irwin Ghosts—ghosts—the sapphirine air Teems with them even to the gleaming ends Of the wild day-spring! The Song of the Sword\|W. E. Henley Whatever there was in the bit of sapphirine blue, it had life. The Blind Spot\|Austin Hall He would have taken her hand on this, but the grave, direct gaze of her sapphirine eyes restrained him. The House of Mystery\|William Henry Irwin In spiders they are often of a sapphirine colour, and clear as crystal. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)\|William Kirby British Dictionary definitions for sapphirine sapphirine / (ˈsæfəˌriːn, -rɪn) / noun a rare blue or bluish-green mineral that consists of magnesium aluminium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form and occurs as small grains in some metamorphic rocks a blue variety of spinel adjective relating to or resembling sapphire Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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