Crossword-Solution: SAFFRON
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Saffron | n. | A bulbous iridaceous plant (Crocus sativus) having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See Crocus. |
| Saffron | n. | 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. |
| Saffron | n. | An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas of the Crocus sativus. |
| Saffron | a. | Having the color of the stigmas of saffron flowers; deep orange-yellow; as, a saffron face; a saffron streamer. |
| Saffron | v. t. | To give color and flavor to, as by means of saffron; to spice. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| SAFFRON | anagram | SARNOFF |
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An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
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Sentences with SAFFRON (5)
All was silent within, and he would have passed on in the belief that the party had broken up, had not a dim light, yellow as saffron by contrast with the greenish whiteness outside, streamed through a knot-hole in the folding doors.
Archie emerged from the State House after his talk with Governor Alden, and crossed the terrace under a saffron sky.
When he had them on, and let his large fists hang down on either side, they looked, in the saffron tint which the shop-girl said his gloves should be of, like canvased hams.
For use, fill your small bottle, having a quill in the cork, with alcohol, and add a few drops of the above, or enough to change it to a bright orange or saffron color.
The druggist held out the packet, and Aubrey noticed that his fingers were stained a deep saffron colour.
Quotes with SAFFRON (3)
People wonder why so many writers come to live in Paris. I’ve been living ten years in Paris and the answer seems simple to me: because it’s the best place to pick ideas. Just like Italy, Spain.. or Iran are the best places to pick saffron. If you want to pick opium poppies you go to Burma or South-East Asia. And if you want to pick novel ideas, you go to Paris.
She'll soon forget.""Caddy," said Saffron impatiently, "she is headmistress of the private school! She's probably never forgotten anything in her whole life!
Even Dad likes it," said Caddy, and her father agreed that he did. In a way. Being a broad-minded, tolerant, artistic sort of person. Or so people told him..." Oh, yes?" said Saffron, rolling her eyes." Yes," said Bill, sounding a little bit peeved. "So you thank your lucky stars, my girl, because in some families you would have come home to very big trouble! A nose stud! At your age! If you come down with blood poisoning, don't blame me!
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 22 times in crossword archives (1997–2021).