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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Obsolete form of Kaiser. alt-of, obsolete

   "But moſt were ſtampt, and in their metal bare The antique ſhapes of kings and keſars ſtraung & rare."

2. 2
   Saffron. South-Asia, uncountable

   "kesar milk"

Synonyms

All synonyms

saffronzafrani

Example

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"But moſt were ſtampt, and in their metal bare The antique ſhapes of kings and keſars ſtraung & rare."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani केसर / کیسر (kesar, “saffron”), from Sanskrit केसर (késara).

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