| sapphirine | (n) a rare light blue or green mineral; consists of aluminum and magnesium silicate and occurs as small grains in some metamorphic rocks |
| sapphirine | (adj) made of or resembling sapphire |
| Sapphirine | n. Resembling sapphire; made of sapphire; having the color, or any quality of sapphire. “Sapphirine degree of hardness.” Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ] |