bronze vs saffron

bronze

adj
  • Having a reddish-brown colour. 

  • Made of bronze metal. 

  • Tanned; darkened as a result of exposure to the sun. 

verb
  • To color bronze; (of the sun) to tan. 

  • To change to a bronze or tan colour due to exposure to the sun. 

  • To make hard or unfeeling; to brazen. 

  • To plate with bronze. 

noun
  • A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals. 

  • A work of art made of bronze, especially a sculpture. 

  • A reddish-brown colour, the colour of bronze. 

  • Boldness; impudence. 

  • A bronze medal. 

saffron

adj
  • Having an orange-yellow colour. 

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. 

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. 

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