noun A spice (seasoning) and colouring agent made from the stigma and part of the style of the plant, sometimes or formerly also used as a dye and insect repellent.
noun An orange-yellow colour, the colour of a lion's pelt.
saffron:
adjective Having an orange-yellow colour.
adjective Associated with Hinduism, Hindus or Hindu nationalism.
verb To add saffron to (a food), for taste, colour etc.
saffroned water, saffroned rice
verb To give a saffron colour to (something). To dye (a fabric, garment, etc.) with a saffron-based dye. To colour (a metal or wooden surface) with a gilding product containing saffron.
Or warts, or wheales, it hangs upon her skinne.
verb To dye (a fabric, garment, etc.) with a saffron-based dye.