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zaffre

[zaf-er]

noun

an artificial mixture, resembling smalt, containing cobalt oxide and, usually, silica, used to produce a blue color in glass and in ceramic glazes.

Also, zaf·fre.

Origin:
1655–65; < Italian zaffera, perhaps < Latin sapphīra sapphire

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zaffer or zaffre (ˈzæfə)

—n
	impure cobalt oxide, used to impart a blue colour to enamels

[C17: from Italian zaffera; perhaps related to Latin sapphīrussapphire]

zaffre or zaffre

—n

[C17: from Italian zaffera; perhaps related to Latin sapphīrussapphire]

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