Sapphire

saf′īr, or saf′ir, n. a highly transparent and brilliant precious stone, a variety of Corundum, generally of a beautiful blue colour—the finest found in Ceylon: ( her. ) a blue tincture.— adj. deep pure blue.— n. Sapph′ire-wing , a humming-bird.— adj. Sapph′irine , made of, or like, sapphire.— Green sapphire , the Oriental emerald; Red sapphire , the Oriental ruby; Violet sapphire , the Oriental amethyst. [Fr.,—L. sapphirus —Gr. sappheiros —Heb. sappīr , sapphire.]