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zaffir

zaffir is the alternative form of zaffre.

Meaning of zaffre

Noun

zaffre (countable and uncountable, plural zaffres)

  1. Cobalt oxide obtained by roasting cobalt ore, used as a blue pigment.
    • If Zaffre or Regulus of Cobalt be dissolved in the same manner in spirit of nitre, or aqua fortis, a reddish colour is produced on exposing the paper to heat.1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 49
  2. A cobalt blue colour, like that of the pigment.

Questions about zaffir

What is zaffir the alternative form of?
Zaffir is the alternative form of zaffre.

Words near zaffir in the dictionary

  1. Zafarobod
  2. Zafars
  3. zaffar
  4. zaffer
  5. zaffers
  6. zaffir
  7. zaffran
  8. zaffrani
  9. zaffre
  10. zaffree
  11. zaffres

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