zaffre
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 21
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 6
/ˈzæfə(ɹ)/
Definition of zaffre
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)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.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)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.”
- (countable, uncountable)A cobalt blue colour, like that of the pigment.
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Etymology
From Italian zaffera, from Latin sapphirus (“sapphire”). Doublet of sapphire.
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