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saffian

American

[saf-ee-uhn] / ˈsæf i ən /

noun

a leather made of goatskin or sheepskin, usually dyed in bright colors.

saffian British

/ ˈsæfɪən /

noun

leather tanned with sumach and usually dyed a bright colour

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Etymology

Origin of saffian

1585–95; < Russian safʾyán < Turkic (compare Turkish sahtiyan ) < Persian sekhtiyān, akin to sekht hard, firm

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