mahogany vs saffron

mahogany

adj
  • Having the colour of mahogany; dark reddish-brown. 

  • Made of mahogany. 

noun
  • Any of the trees from which such wood comes. 

  • A reddish-brown color, like that of mahogany wood. 

  • mahogany 

  • A Cornish drink made from gin and treacle. 

  • The wood of any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, mostly used to make furniture. 

saffron

adj
  • Having an orange-yellow colour. 

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. 

verb
  • 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. 

  • To embellish. 

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