zaffre

English

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Etymology

From Italian zaffera, from Latin sapphirus (“sapphire”). Doublet of sapphire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzæfə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -æfə(ɹ)

Noun

zaffre (countable and uncountable, plural zaffres)

  1. A blue pigment obtained by roasting cobalt ore.
    • 1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 49:
      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.
  2. A cobalt blue colour, like that of the pigment.
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