Definitions
of something having the color of a blue sapphire
Word origin
From Middle English saphir, from Old French saphir, from Latin sapphir, sappir, sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros, “precious stone, gem”), from a Semitic language such as Hebrew סַפִּיר (sappī́r, “lapis lazuli”), originally from Assyrian Akkadian šipirtu (“lapis lazuli”).
Used in a sentence
“Elgin. Topaz a Saltier and Chief Ruby, on a Canton Pearl a Lyon Rampant Saphyr, which last is their paternal Coat; […]”
“3. Saphire, ten Bezants, 4, 3, 2, 1, by the Bisset.”
“(2) Topaz, a Chief Indented, Saphire.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Blue gemstone”8 letters
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