SAPPARE
Sap"pare, n. Etym: [F. sappare; — so called by Saussure.] (Min.)
Defn: Kyanite. [Written also sappar.]
SAPPER
Sap"per, n. Etym: [Cf. F. sapeur.]
Defn: One who saps; specifically (Mil.), one who is employed in working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and the like.
SAPPHIC
Sap"phic, a. Etym: [L. Sapphicus, Gr.
1. Of or pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess; as, Sapphic odes; Sapphic verse.
2. (Pros.)
Defn: Belonging to, or in the manner of, Sappho; — said of a certain kind of verse reputed to have been invented by Sappho, consisting of five feet, of which the first, fourth, and fifth are trochees, the second is a spondee, and the third a dactyl.
SAPPHIC
Sap"phic, n. (Pros.)
Defn: A Sapphic verse.