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zaf·fer or zaffre zaf′·fre (zafər)

noun

a mixture of impure oxides of cobalt, used in making smalt and as a blue pigment in ceramic glazes, glassmaking, etc.

Etymology: < Fr zafre or It zaffera, prob. < Ar ṣufr, yellow copper, brass

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