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  1. Sapphire
    [wrestler] Juanita Wright (October 24, 1934 – September 10, 1996) was a professional wrestling valet and wrestler best known as "Sweet" Sapphire in the World Wrestling Federation where she managed Dusty Rhodes in 1989 and 1990. She also wrestled on the independent circuit as Princess Dark ...
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  2. Sapphire
    HMS Sapphire (formerly the Mildenhall) was a British armed trawler of 608 tons displacement launched in 1935 and used by the British navy during the Second World War for anti-submarine training. HMS Sapphire had a top speed of 12 knots and was armed with one 4-inch gun and depth charges.
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  3. Sapphire
    [author] Romona Lofton (born on August 4, 1950), better known by her pen name Sapphire, is an American author and performance poet. == Early life == Romona Lofton was born in Fort Ord, California, one of four children of an Army couple who relocated within the United States and abroad. After...
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  4. Sapphire
    [film] Earl Cameron who played the part of Dr Robbins her brother would appear two years later in another English film dealing with racial issues, the 1961 film Flame in the Streets. Dearden and Green later also collaborated on another `social problem` film, Victim, although this one was foc...
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  5. Sapphire
    [color] Sapphire is a saturated shade of blue, referring to the gem of the same name. Sapphire gems are most commonly found in a range of blue shades. Other names for the color sapphire are blue sapphire or sapphire blue. The first recorded use of sapphire as a color name in English was in 1...
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  6. Sapphire
    A gemstone of the corundum family, although blue is the color most commonly associated with sapphires, they come in a range of colors from white to orange to green to pink. In fact, if a corundum gemstone is red, it is referred to as a ruby, but any other color, including the light pinkish 'rubies' ...
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  7. sapphire
    [adj] - having the color of a blue sapphire 2. [n] - a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone 3. [n] - a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
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  8. sapphire
    blue or transparent variety of corundum Category: Various industries and crafts • a pure variety of gem corundum occurring in nature and also produced artificially. Used for tips of phonograph needles because it has a hardness of 9 and takes a fine polish. Category: Electrical engineering and energy
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  9. sapphire
    See corundum.
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  10. Sapphire
    Sap'phire noun [ Middle English saphir , French saphir , Latin sapphirus , Greek ..., of Oriental origin; confer Hebrew sappīr .] 1. (Min.) Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, Al 2 O...
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  11. Sapphire
    Sap'phire adjective Of or resembling sapphire; sapphirine; blue. 'The sapphire blaze.' Gray.
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  12. sapphire
    1. <chemical> Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, Al2O3; corundum; especially, the blue transparent variety of corundum, highly prized as a gem. 'of rubies, sapphires, and of pearles white.' (Chaucer) ... Sapphire occurs in hexagonal crystals and also in granular and massive forms. The na...
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  13. sapphire
    adjective of something having the color of a blue sapphire; `sapphire eyes`
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  14. sapphire
    noun a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
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  15. sapphire
    noun a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
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  16. Sapphire
    • (n.) The color of the gem; bright blue. • (n.) Any humming bird of the genus Hylocharis, native of South America. The throat and breast are usually bright blue. • (a.) Of or resembling sapphire; sapphirine; blue. • (n.) Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, Al2O3; corundum; ...
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  17. sapphire
    transparent to translucent, natural or synthetic variety of corundum (q.v.; aluminum oxide, Al2O3) that has been highly prized as a gemstone since ... [6 related articles]
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  18. Sapphire
    Sapphire is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Deep Jewel` Where is it used? The name Sapphire is mainly used In English.How do they say it elsewhere? Sapphira ( In the bible and In English) The name Sapphire doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Sapphire seems to be unique!
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  19. Sapphire
    [disambiguation] A sapphire is a blue gemstone. Sapphire may also refer to: ==Biology== ==Businesses== ==Film and television== ==Games== ==Music== ==People== ==Places== ==Ships== ==Software== ==Other== ==Related spellings== ...
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  20. sapphire
    sapphire, precious stone. A transparent blue corundum, it is classified among the most valuable of gems. Sapphires are found chiefly in Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar and also in Australia and in the United States (in Montana). The sapphires from Kashmir are of a beautiful cornflower blue a...
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  21. Sapphire
    Sapphire is a coloured form of corundum, often blue and transparent. The colouration is caused by the presence of iron oxide and titanium oxide. Artificial sapphires are made by melting powdered corundum at high temperature with iron and titanium.
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  22. sapphire
    Deep-blue, transparent gem variety of the mineral corundum Al2O3, aluminium oxide. Small amounts of iron and titanium give it its colour. A corundum gem of any colour except red (which is a ruby) can be called a sapphire; for example, yellow sapphire
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  23. sapphire
    Al2O3, aluminum oxide
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  24. Sapphire
    [John Martyn album] Sapphire is a rock album by John Martyn, who by this stage had almost entirely abandoned the acoustic guitar and folk approach in favour of a glossy pop/rock sound. Recorded at Compass Point, Nassau, Bahamas and CaVa Sound Workshops, Glasgow, Scotland. Originally released...
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  25. Sapphire
    [comics] Sapphire is a fictional superheroine published by DC Comics. She first appeared in JLA #61{frac|1|2}, (February 2002), but her origin is told in Power Company: Sapphire #1, (March 2002). Sapphire was created by Kurt Busiek and Tom Grummett. ==Fictional character biography== Candice ...
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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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