chrome vs saffron

chrome

verb
  • To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in dyeing. 

  • To plate with chrome. 

noun
  • handguns 

  • Chromium, when used to plate other metals. 

  • The basic structural elements used in a graphical user interface, such as window frames and scroll bars, as opposed to the content. 

saffron

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

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

  • 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. 

adj
  • Having an orange-yellow colour. 

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