star sapphire
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of star sapphire
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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Feet away from the diamond tiara that Madonna wore during her wedding to Guy Ritchie and an 888.88-carat $5-million star sapphire named after Angelina Jolie, she presented gallery manager Joseph Barrios with the now-infamous ring.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2022
The article quoted Thilak Weerasinghe, the chairman of the National Gem and Jewelry Authority of Sri Lanka, a government agency, as saying that it was “probably the biggest” star sapphire specimen in the world.
From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2021
Sri Lankan authorities say the world's largest star sapphire cluster has been found in a backyard - by accident.
From BBC • Jul. 27, 2021
A black star sapphire and diamond brooch was one of Nancy Reagan’s favorite, and she wore it to the 1977 Diana Vreeland opening at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2016
One day it’s a cluster of rare magnesium hydroxy carbonate; the next it’s a star sapphire that will set a man’s hand on fire if he touches it.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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