pink vs saffron

pink

adj
  • Having a colour between red and white; pale red. 

  • Having conjunctivitis. 

  • Relating to women or girls. 

  • Of a fox-hunter's jacket: scarlet. 

  • Relating to homosexuals as a group within society. 

noun
  • The common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus. 

  • Hunting pink; scarlet, as worn by hunters. 

  • A young Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, before it becomes a smolt; a parr. 

  • One of the colour balls used in snooker, coloured pink, with a value of 6 points. 

  • An unlettered and uncultured, but relatively prosperous, member of the middle classes; compare Babbitt, bourgeoisie. 

  • Any of various lake pigments or dyes in yellow, yellowish green, or brown shades made with plant coloring and a metallic oxide base. 

  • Any of various flowers in the genus Dianthus, sometimes called carnations. 

  • The colour of this flower, between red and white; pale red. 

  • The vagina or vulva. 

verb
  • To become pink in color, to redden. 

  • Of a motor car, to emit a high "pinking" noise, usually as a result of ill-set ignition timing for the fuel used (in a spark ignition engine). 

  • Of a musical instrument, to sound a very high-pitched, short note. 

  • To turn (a topaz or other gemstone) pink by the application of heat. 

  • To decorate a piece of clothing or fabric by adding holes or by scalloping the fringe. 

  • To turn (something) pink. 

  • To prick with a sword. 

  • To wound by irony, criticism, or ridicule. 

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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