Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Sapphire
sapphire, adj. [OFr < Gk.σάπφειρος, lapis lazuli.]
- Dusky; deep azure; like a precious stone of beautiful transparent blue with a star-like glimmer; [fig.] starry; star-lit; sparkling; glittering; glimmering; shining with points of light.
- Phrase. “Sapphire Fellows”: bluebird; bluejay
- Phrase. “Sapphire Farm”: blue heaven filled with stars; [kenning] universe; solar system; galaxy; Milky Way.
Return to page 6 of the letter “s”.