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Brazilian sapphire

American  

noun

  1. a blue variety of tourmaline used as a gem: not a true sapphire.


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The blue topaz, or Brazilian sapphire, is of recent introduction.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 560, August 4, 1832 by Various

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