glaze vs saffron

glaze

verb
  • To apply a thin, transparent layer of coating. 

  • For eyes to take on an uninterested appearance. 

  • To become glazed or glassy. 

  • To install windows. 

noun
  • A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint. 

  • A smooth coating of ice formed on objects due to the freezing of rain; glaze ice. 

  • A smooth edible coating applied to food. 

  • A glazing oven; glost oven. 

  • The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. See glaze (transitive verb). 

  • Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste, and spread thinly over braised dishes. 

saffron

verb
  • To colour (a metal or wooden surface) with a gilding product containing saffron. 

  • 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 embellish. 

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. 

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