copper vs saffron

copper

adj
  • Having the reddish-brown colour/color of copper. 

  • Made of copper. 

noun
  • The reddish-brown colour/color of copper. 

  • A police officer. 

  • A reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29. 

  • Any of various lycaenid butterflies with copper-coloured upperwings, especially those of the genera Lycaena and Paralucia. 

verb
  • To sheathe or coat with copper. 

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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