单词 | sapphirine |
释义 | sapphirine /saf"euhr in, -euh reen', -euh ruyn'/, adj. 1. consisting of sapphire; like sapphire, esp. in color. n. 2. a pale-blue or greenish, usually granular mineral, a silicate of magnesium and aluminum. 3. a blue variety of spinel. [1375-1425; late ME saphyryn ( < OF) << Gk sappheírinos like lapis lazuli (see SAPPHIRE, -INE1); (def. 2) < G Saphirin << Gk, as above] |
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