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zaffer

UK
/ˈzæfə/
US
/ˈzæfər/

Translations

zaffernoun
zaffers
pl
The artist used zaffer to create a deep blue color in his painting.
Художник использовал зафферу, чтобы создать глубокий синий цвет в своей картине.
zafferverb
zaffered
Past Simple
zaffered
Past Participle
zaffering
Gerund
Rare, transitive; meaning ‘to colour or stain with zaffer’.
zafferadjective
UK
/ˈzæfə/
US
/ˈzæfər/
Used attributively to describe glass, enamel, etc., coloured with zaffer.

Definitions

zaffernoun
A blue pigment obtained by roasting cobalt ore.
The artist used zaffer to create a vibrant blue hue in her painting.
zafferverb
To colour or stain (a material) with zaffer.
Glassmakers in the Renaissance period often zaffered glass to achieve a rich cobalt hue.
zafferadjective
Containing or coloured with zaffer; imparted with a blue tint by the addition of zaffer.
The potter applied a zaffer glaze to the vase.
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