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star sapphire

American

noun

a sapphire, cut cabochon, exhibiting asterism in the form of a colorless six-rayed star.

star sapphire British

noun

a sapphire showing a starlike figure in reflected light because of its crystalline structure

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Etymology

Origin of star sapphire

First recorded in 1795–1805

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