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sapphire

/ˈsæf.aɪ̯əɹ/ adjective C2
  1. of a deep blue colour.
  2. pertaining to a 45th year
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Lawrence Gulf seemed to rim in the splendor like a huge bowl of pearl and sapphire brimmed with wine and fire.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 149 · C1
“Do no such thing, I beg of you; he would only send you another, formed of a magnificent sapphire, or hollowed out of a gigantic ruby.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 549 · C1

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