zaf·fer also zaf·fre (z f  r)n. An impure oxide of cobalt, used to produce a blue color in enamel and in the making of smalt. [Italian zaffera, from Old French safre, perhaps alteration of safir, sapphire; see sapphire, or from Arabic  ufr, yellow copper, brass, from 'afar, yellow; see pr2 in Semitic roots.] |
zaffer, zaffre [ˈzæfə]
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) impure cobalt oxide, used to impart a blue colour to enamels
[from Italian zaffera; perhaps related to Latin sapphīrus sapphire]
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