sapphire

noun

A clear hard variety of corundum used as a gemstone that is usually blue but may be any color except red.

noun

A corundum gem.

noun

The blue color of a gem sapphire.

adjective

Made of or resembling a gem sapphire.

adjective

Having the color of a blue sapphire.

noun

A precious stone next in hardness to the diamond, and nearly as valuable when of fine quality: a variety of the mineral corundum.

noun

The color of the sapphire; blue.

noun

In heraldry, a tincture, the color blue, in blazoning by means of precious stones. Compare blazon, n., 2.

noun

In ornithology, a sapphirewing.

Resembling sapphire; of a deep brilliant blue.