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noun

Saffron n.

(Bot.) A bulbous iridaceous plant (Crocus sativus) having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See Crocus.

The aromatic, pungent, dried stigmas, usually with part of the stile, of the Crocus sativus. Saffron is used in cookery, and in coloring confectionery, liquors, varnishes, etc., and was formerly much used in medicine.

An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas of the Crocus sativus.

Bastard saffron, Dyer's saffron. (Bot.) See Safflower.

Meadow saffron (Bot.), a bulbous plant (Colchichum autumnale) of Europe, resembling saffron.

Saffron wood (Bot.), the yellowish wood of a South African tree (Elaeodendron croceum); also, the tree itself.

Saffron yellow, a shade of yellow like that obtained from the stigmas of the true saffron (Crocus sativus).

adjective

Saffron adj. Having the color of the stigmas of saffron flowers; deep orange-yellow; as, a saffron face; a saffron streamer.

verb

Saffron v. t. To give color and flavor to, as by means of saffron; to spice. (Obs.) "And in Latyn I speak a wordes few, To saffron with my predication."

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... fan of Venice, Black-pearl of a bowl of Japan, Prismatic lustres of Phoenician glass, Fawn-tinged embroideries from looms of Bagdad, The green of ancient bronze, cinereous tinge Of iron gods,— These, and the saffron of old cerements, Violet wine, Zebra-striped onyx, Are to me like the narrow walls of home To ...

— Spectra - A Book of Poetic Experiments • Arthur Ficke

... dense walls of box and yew showing dark against a saffron sky, the half-defaced knightly figure above the great portico, the tiled floor of the hall, where a few white ...

— A Vanished Hand • Sarah Doudney

... at the Gate of the Sun, the command devolved upon Putta of Kailwa, a lad of sixteen. His mother commanded him to don "the saffron robe," then, with him and his young bride, she fell full armed upon the foe, and the heroic trio died before the eyes of the ...

— A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil • T. R. Swinburne

... let fry in 2 tablespoonfuls of butter; add 1/2 cup of rice (dry) and 1 clove of garlic chopped with 1/2 small onion. Let fry a few minutes; then add 2 quarts of soup-stock seasoned with salt, white pepper and a little saffron to taste. Add 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese; let all cook until done. ...

— 365 Foreign Dishes • Unknown

... and is on all sides except towards the east surrounded by walls built of porous limestone. Its general aspect is Oriental, owing to the flat roofs of its two-storeyed houses and its numerous mosques. The environs are occupied by vineyards, gardens and orchards, in which madder, saffron and tobacco, as well as figs, peaches, pears and other fruits, are cultivated. Earthenware, weapons and silk and cotton fabrics are the principal products of the manufacturing industry. To the north ...

— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 - "Demijohn" to "Destructor" • Various

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