saffrons
- plural of saffron.
Example Sentences
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Costumes are colored tights in purples, greens, saffrons, with unobtrusive matching jackets.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2018
Higher the waves rolled—phosphorescent green and iridescent violet, weird copperous yellows and metallic saffrons and a shimmer of glittering ash of rose—then wavered, split and formed into gigantic, sparkling, marching curtains of splendor.
From The Metal Monster by Merritt, Abraham
On that evening, I remember, the reds and saffrons in the sky were of an astonishing richness.
From In and out of Three Normady Inns by Dodd, Anna Bowman
It thrives in a sandy loam or leaf soil, in a sunny part, and increases itself at the roots like the saffrons.
From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John
How quickly the subtle browns and saffrons and vermilions fade!
From Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Rosenfeld, Paul
