Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The common saffron.
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Examples
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Thy way is forward, thy end before thee; but I go this way and that; my end is dark to me; not a life is mine that will have its close kissing the cold cheeks of the saffron-crocus.
The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Complete George Meredith 1868
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Thy way is forward, thy end before thee; but I go this way and that; my end is dark to me; not a life is mine that will have its close kissing the cold cheeks of the saffron-crocus.
The Shaving of Shagpat; an Arabian entertainment — Volume 1 George Meredith 1868
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Thy way is forward, thy end before thee; but I go this way and that; my end is dark to me; not a life is mine that will have its close kissing the cold cheeks of the saffron-crocus.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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