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saffian leather [saf′ē ən]n.〚Ger saffian, ult. < Pers säḫtijān, goatskin < säht, hard, firm〛leather made of sheepskin or goatskin tanned with sumac and usually dyed a bright color
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saffian leather — [saf′ē ən] n. [Ger saffian, ult. < Pers säḫtijān, goatskin < säht, hard, firm] leather made of sheepskin or goatskin tanned with sumac and usually dyed a bright color … English World dictionary
saffian — /saf ee euhn/, n. a leather made of goatskin or sheepskin, usually dyed in bright colors. [1585 95; < Russ saf yán < Turkic (cf. Turk sahtiyan) < Pers sekhtiyan, akin to sekht hard, firm] * * * … Universalium
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