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saffian
[ saf-ee-uhn ]
noun
- a leather made of goatskin or sheepskin, usually dyed in bright colors.
saffian
/ ˈsæfɪən /
noun
- leather tanned with sumach and usually dyed a bright colour
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Word History and Origins
Origin of saffian1
1585–95; < Russian safʾyán < Turkic (compare Turkish sahtiyan ) < Persian sekhtiyān, akin to sekht hard, firm
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Word History and Origins
Origin of saffian1
C16: via Russian and Turkish from Persian sakhtiyān goatskin, from sakht hard
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Example Sentences
Saffian, saf′i-an, n. a name applied to skins tanned with sumac and dyed in bright colours.
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