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water sapphire definition

water sapphire

a deep-blue, transparent variety of cordierite, sometimes used as a gem

Etymology: transl. of Fr saphir d'eau

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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