Definition of Sapphires

1. Noun. (plural of sapphire) ¹

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Definition of Sapphires

1. sapphire [n] - See also: sapphire

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sapphires

sapour
sapours
sappan
sappans
sappare
sapped
sapper
sappers
sapphically
sapphics
sapphire
sapphire berry
sapphirelike
sapphires (current term)
sapphirine
sapphirines
sapphisms
sapphists
sappho
sapphyrin
sapphyrins
sappier
sappiest
sappily
sappiness
sappinesses

Literary usage of Sapphires

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities: Being a Continuation of the by Samuel Cheetham (1880)
"Like that, it U formed in two pieces with a hinge, to adapt it to the head of the wearer. The hoop is set with fifty-four gems, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, ..."

2. The Mineral Resources of New South Wales by Geological Survey of New South Wales, Edward Fisher Pittman (1901)
"Fine sapphires occur in the Zanskar Range in the Kashmir Himalayas, ... The first record of the discovery cf sapphires in Australia is contained in a report ..."

3. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities by William Smith, Samuel Cheetham (1893)
"It is enriched with thirty uncut sapphires of large size, alternating with as many very large Oriental pearls, forming three rows. ..."

4. The Mineral Resources of New South Wales by Geological Survey of New South Wales, Edward Fisher Pittman (1901)
"Fine sapphires occur in the Zanskar Range in the Kashmir Himalayas, ... The first record of the discovery of sapphires in Australia is contained in a report ..."

5. Precious Stones and Gems: Their History, Sources and Characteristics by Edwin William Streeter (1892)
"The finest sapphires are obtained at the present day from certain mines in the ... So extensive is the trade in Siamese sapphires that one of the principal ..."

6. Precious Stones and Gems: Their History, Sources and Characteristics by Edwin William Streeter (1898)
"Unfortunately the sapphires were mostly either too dark or too pale in colour, ... BURMA sapphires. It is well known that sapphires are found, ..."

7. Precious Stones and Gems: Their History, Sources and Characteristics by Edwin William Streeter (1898)
"Unfortunately the sapphires were mostly either too dark or too pale in colour, ... BURMA sapphires. It is well known that sapphires are found, ..."

8. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities: Being a Continuation of the by Samuel Cheetham (1880)
"Like that, it U formed in two pieces with a hinge, to adapt it to the head of the wearer. The hoop is set with fifty-four gems, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, ..."

9. The Mineral Resources of New South Wales by Geological Survey of New South Wales, Edward Fisher Pittman (1901)
"Fine sapphires occur in the Zanskar Range in the Kashmir Himalayas, ... The first record of the discovery cf sapphires in Australia is contained in a report ..."

10. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities by William Smith, Samuel Cheetham (1893)
"It is enriched with thirty uncut sapphires of large size, alternating with as many very large Oriental pearls, forming three rows. ..."

11. The Mineral Resources of New South Wales by Geological Survey of New South Wales, Edward Fisher Pittman (1901)
"Fine sapphires occur in the Zanskar Range in the Kashmir Himalayas, ... The first record of the discovery of sapphires in Australia is contained in a report ..."

12. Precious Stones and Gems: Their History, Sources and Characteristics by Edwin William Streeter (1892)
"The finest sapphires are obtained at the present day from certain mines in the ... So extensive is the trade in Siamese sapphires that one of the principal ..."

13. Precious Stones and Gems: Their History, Sources and Characteristics by Edwin William Streeter (1898)
"Unfortunately the sapphires were mostly either too dark or too pale in colour, ... BURMA sapphires. It is well known that sapphires are found, ..."

14. Precious Stones and Gems: Their History, Sources and Characteristics by Edwin William Streeter (1898)
"Unfortunately the sapphires were mostly either too dark or too pale in colour, ... BURMA sapphires. It is well known that sapphires are found, ..."

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