star sapphire

noun

a sapphire, cut cabochon, exhibiting asterism in the form of a colorless six-rayed star.

Origin of star sapphire

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby star sapphire

starry, starry-eyed, starry grasswort, Stars and Bars, Stars and Stripes, star sapphire, star-shaped, star shell, starship, star sign, stars in one's eyes, have

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Example sentences from the Web for star sapphire

Was I making game of you when you discovered me looking out of your star-sapphire yesterday?
Lilith|George MacDonald
The typical asteria is the star-sapphire, generally a bluish-grey corundum, milky or opalescent, with a star of six rays.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7|Various
Perhaps your hands would look wrong with a ring, unless I could find a star-sapphire set in silver.
Sinister Street, vol. 1|Compton Mackenzie
Like the inside of a pearl; like the inside of a star-sapphire; like a rainbow at twilight.
A Northern Countryside|Rosalind Richards

At other times the star-sapphire which Burton carried on his person proved a valuable auxiliary—and convinced where words failed.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton|Thomas Wright

British Dictionary definitions for star sapphire

star sapphire

noun

a sapphire showing a starlike figure in reflected light because of its crystalline structure

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单词	star sapphire
释义	star sapphire noun a sapphire, cut cabochon, exhibiting asterism in the form of a colorless six-rayed star. Origin of star sapphire First recorded in 1795–1805 Words nearby star sapphire starry, starry-eyed, starry grasswort, Stars and Bars, Stars and Stripes, star sapphire, star-shaped, star shell, starship, star sign, stars in one's eyes, have Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for star sapphire Was I making game of you when you discovered me looking out of your star-sapphire yesterday? Lilith\|George MacDonald The typical asteria is the star-sapphire, generally a bluish-grey corundum, milky or opalescent, with a star of six rays. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7\|Various Perhaps your hands would look wrong with a ring, unless I could find a star-sapphire set in silver. Sinister Street, vol. 1\|Compton Mackenzie Like the inside of a pearl; like the inside of a star-sapphire; like a rainbow at twilight. A Northern Countryside\|Rosalind Richards At other times the star-sapphire which Burton carried on his person proved a valuable auxiliary—and convinced where words failed. The Life of Sir Richard Burton\|Thomas Wright British Dictionary definitions for star sapphire star sapphire noun a sapphire showing a starlike figure in reflected light because of its crystalline structure 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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