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Pigments > Zaffer

Preferred term

Zaffer  

Definition

  • An impure oxide of cobalt, obtained by roasting cobalt-ore, and used in the preparation of smalt and as a blue coloring-matter (cobalt blue) for pottery, glass, etc. [OED]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cobalt oxide
  • Zaffar
  • Zaffir
  • Zaffre
  • Zaffree

Notation

  • 118046

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-QZZL9ZK3-1

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