pasty vs saffron

pasty

adj
  • pale, lacking colour, having a pallor 

  • Like paste, sticky. 

  • white-skinned 

noun
  • A type of seasoned meat and vegetable hand pie, usually of a semicircular shape. 

  • A small item of clothing that conceals little more than the nipple of a woman's breast, primarily worn by female exotic dancers. 

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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