saffian

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saffian

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From Russian сафья́н (safʹján).

noun saffians

countable, uncountable A leather made from goatskins or sheepskins which is tanned with sumac and then brightly dyed. One of the three volumes Cyby had brought was as large as the top of a small table […]; from the arms impressed upon its saffian cover, I supposed it to be the history of some old noble family.

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@misc{saffian_2026,
  title = {saffian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/saffian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}