saffron
suomi-englanti sanakirjasaffron englannista suomeksi
sahrami
sahraminkeltainen
Substantiivi
Verbi
saffron englanniksi
The plant (taxfmt), a crocus.
(RQ:KJV)
2009, D. H. Sanaeinejad, S. N. Hosseini, ''Regression Models for Saffron Yields in Iran'', Daoliang Li, Chunjiang Zhao (editors), ''Computer and Computing Technologies in Agriculture II'', Volume 1, page 510,
- Usually the maximum temperature for October, November and December in the southern parts of Khorassan–the main saffron growing area of the Iran-does not exceed 20°C, while the minimum temperature reaches 0°C.
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.
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(RQ:Shakespeare Winter's Tale)
1658, Muffet|Thomas Muffet, ''The Theatre of Insects'', 1634, ''Insectorum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrum'', quoted in 2008, Anna Suranyi, ''The Genius of the English Nation: Travel Writing and National Identity in Early Modern England'', page 117-118,
- The Irish and Ireland people (who are frequently troubled with lice, and such as will fly, as they say, in summer) anoint their shirts with saffron, and to very good purpose, to drive away the lice, but after six months they wash their shirts again, putting fresh saffron into the lye.
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(quote-text)Of all the medieval spices, saffron was the most expensive, which is not surprising given that 70,000 flowers only yield one pound of dried stigmas. In the European cookbooks of the late Middle Ages, nearly all of which which reflect refined upper-class dining, saffron is ubiquitous.
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(RQ:Thomson Spring) The stately RamShone thro’ the Mead, in native Purple clad,Or milder Saffron (..)
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Having an orange-yellow colour.
1624, (w), ''Gynaikeion: or, Nine Bookes of Various History. Concerninge women inscribed by the names of the nine Muses'', London, Book 3, “A Funerall Oade vpon the death of Anna Panareta” p.(nbs)123,http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A03206.0001.001
- Now ''(w)'' change thy saffron weedes
- To roabe and habit sable:
- For ioyfull thoughts, vse funerall deedes
- Since nothing’s firme or stable;
1794, (w), ''(w)'', London: G.G. & J. Robinson, Volume 1, Chapter 9, p.(nbs)256,http://name.umdl.umich.edu/004837676.0001.001
- The sun was now set; but, under the dark branches of the almond trees, was seen the saffron glow of the west, spreading beyond the twilight of middle air.
{{quote-text|en|year=1876|author=George Eliot|title=Daniel Deronda|url=http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7469/pg7469-images.html|chapter=40
{{quote-text|en|year=1961|author=V. S. Naipaul|title=A House for Mr Biswas|section=Part 1, Chapter 2|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.149342
To add saffron to (a food), for taste, colour etc.
''saffroned water, saffroned rice''.
{{quote-book|en|year=1559|translator=Peter Morwen|title=The Treasure of Euonymus|author=Conrad Gesner|location=London|publisher=John Day|chapter=Of certain other Aromatical wynes|page=407|url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A01662.0001.001
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To give a saffron colour to (something).
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{{quote-book|en|year=c. 1594|author=Michael Drayton|title=Peirs Gaueston Earle of Cornwall His Life, Death, and Fortune|location=London|publisher=Nicholas Ling and John Busby|url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A20834.0001.001
{{quote-book|en|year=1917|author=Charles V. H. Roberts|chapter=The Call of the Country|title=Collected Poems|location=New York|publisher=The Torch Press|page=20|url=https://archive.org/details/collectedpoems00robegoog
To dye (a fabric, garment, etc.) with a saffron-based dye.
{{quote-book|en|year=1580|author=John Stow|title=The Chronicles of England|location=London|publisher=Ralph Newberie|chapter=A briefe Description of Englande, Scotlande, Wales, and Cornwall|page=9|url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A13043.0001.001
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1638, uncredited translator, ''Historie Naturall and Experimentall, of Life and Death'' by (w), London: William Lee and Humphrey Mosley, p.(nbs)244,http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A01454.0001.001
- The same ''Irish'', use to weare ''Saffroned Linnen'', and Shirts; Which though it were, at first, devised to prevent Vermine, yet, howsoever, I take it, to be very usefull for Lengthening of Life (..)
To colour (a metal or wooden surface) with a gilding product containing saffron.
{{quote-book|en|year=1594|author=Thomas Nashe|title=The Unfortunate Traveller|location=London|publisher=C. Burby|url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A08015.0001.001
{{quote-book|en|year=1633|author=John Donne|chapter=Elegie|title=Poems|location=London|publisher=John Marriot|page=149|url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A69225.0001.001
Or warts, or wheales, it hangs upon her skinne.
To embellish.
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(l) (gloss)
saffron (gloss)
c. 1430 (reprinted 1888), Thomas Austin, ed., ''Two Fifteenth-century Cookery-books. Harleian ms. 279 (ab. 1430), & Harl. ms. 4016 (ab. 1450), with Extracts from Ashmole ms. 1429, Laud ms. 553, & Douce ms. 55'' English Text Society, Original Series; 91, London: N. Trübner & Co. for the (w), volume I, Computer Library Center|OCLC 374760, page 11:
- (quote) caste þher-to Safroun an Salt (..)
Yellow; the colour of saffron.
Resembling saffron in taste.