curry vs saffron

curry

verb
  • To beat, thrash; to drub. 

  • To try to win or gain (favour) by flattering. 

  • To dress (leather) after it is tanned by beating, rubbing, scraping and colouring. 

  • To perform currying upon. 

  • To groom (a horse); to dress or rub down a horse with a curry comb. 

  • To cook or season with curry powder. 

noun
  • One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavoured by a spiced sauce. 

  • A spiced sauce or relish, especially one flavoured with curry powder. 

  • Curry powder. 

saffron

verb
  • To embellish. 

  • To add saffron to (a food), for taste, colour etc. 

  • To dye (a fabric, garment, etc.) with a saffron-based dye. 

  • To give a saffron colour to (something). 

  • To colour (a metal or wooden surface) with a gilding product containing saffron. 

noun
  • An orange-yellow colour, the colour of a lion's pelt. 

  • A spice (seasoning) and colouring agent made from the stigma and part of the style of the plant, sometimes or formerly also used as a dye and insect repellent. 

  • The plant Crocus sativus, a crocus. 

adj
  • Having an orange-yellow colour. 

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