saffron vs silver

saffron

verb
  • To give a saffron colour to (something). 

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

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

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

  • 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. 

silver

verb
  • To acquire a silvery colour. 

  • To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver. 

  • To cover with silver, or with a silvery metal. 

  • To make hoary, or white, like silver. 

noun
  • Coins made from silver or any similar white metal. 

  • A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag. 

  • a silver medal 

  • Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal. 

  • Any items made from silver or any other white metal. 

  • A shiny gray color. 

  • Anything resembling silver; something shiny and white. 

adj
  • Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound. 

  • Premium, but inferior to gold. 

  • Having a color like silver: a shiny gray. 

  • Made from silver. 

  • Denoting the twenty-fifth anniversary, especially of a wedding. 

  • Made from another white metal. 

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