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 Definitions of sapphirine  [ˈsæf ər ɪn, -əˌrin, -əˌraɪn]  

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Definition of 'sapphirine' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) sapphirine
consisting of sapphire.

2.  sapphirine
deep blue.

Etymology:  (1375–1425; late ME saphyryn (< OF) &indirdesc; Gk sappheírinos like lapis lazuli (see sapphire , -ine1))

Definition of 'sapphirine' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) sapphirine
a rare light blue or green mineral; consists of aluminum and magnesium silicate and occurs as small grains in some metamorphic rocks

2. (adj) sapphirine
made of or resembling sapphire


Definition of 'sapphirine' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) sapphirine
resembling sapphire; made of sapphire; having the color, or any quality of sapphire



'sapphirine' - Nearby Entries  

sapphic ode  sapphire  sapphire berry  sapphirine  sapphism  sappho  sapporo  



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