- zaffir
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zaffir
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zaffir — Zaffer af fer, n. [F. zafre, safre; cf. Sp. zafra, safra, It. saffera, G. zaffer; all probably of Arabic origin. Cf. {Zaphara}.] A pigment obtained, usually by roasting cobalt glance with sand or quartz, as a dark earthy powder. It consists of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
zaffir — noun see zaffer … Useful english dictionary
zaffar — Zaffer af fer, n. [F. zafre, safre; cf. Sp. zafra, safra, It. saffera, G. zaffer; all probably of Arabic origin. Cf. {Zaphara}.] A pigment obtained, usually by roasting cobalt glance with sand or quartz, as a dark earthy powder. It consists of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Zaffer — af fer, n. [F. zafre, safre; cf. Sp. zafra, safra, It. saffera, G. zaffer; all probably of Arabic origin. Cf. {Zaphara}.] A pigment obtained, usually by roasting cobalt glance with sand or quartz, as a dark earthy powder. It consists of crude… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
zaffre — Zaffer af fer, n. [F. zafre, safre; cf. Sp. zafra, safra, It. saffera, G. zaffer; all probably of Arabic origin. Cf. {Zaphara}.] A pigment obtained, usually by roasting cobalt glance with sand or quartz, as a dark earthy powder. It consists of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
zaffree — Zaffer af fer, n. [F. zafre, safre; cf. Sp. zafra, safra, It. saffera, G. zaffer; all probably of Arabic origin. Cf. {Zaphara}.] A pigment obtained, usually by roasting cobalt glance with sand or quartz, as a dark earthy powder. It consists of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
MANṢŪR° — (Al; full name: al Mansur Ibn Abi ʿAmir; in Christian sources, Almanzor; d. 1002), chamberlain (Ar. ḥājib) of Caliph Hishām II (976–1013) of Spain. Al Manṣūr in effect ruled umayyad Spain as virtual dictator and in 996 assumed royal titles. His… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
