OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 2146

sapphire

/ˈsæf.aɪ̯ə(ɹ)/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
zafiro
Azure, when blazoning by precious stones.
3. Saphire, ten Bezants, 4, 3, 2, 1, by the Bisset.
Elgin. Topaz a Saltier and Chief Ruby, on a Canton Pearl a Lyon Rampant Saphyr, which last is their paternal Coat; […]
esmeralda gorgiazul
Any hummingbird in the genera Hylocharis and Chlorestes, as well as the rufous-throated sapphire, which is now in the genus Amazilia.
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