sapphires

noun

a light shade of blue

a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone

adjective

of something having the color of a blue sapphire

Roots

sappheirossapphire- · Greek · blue gem

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