"saffian" meaning in English

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      "name": "bor"
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  "etymology_text": "From Russian сафья́н (safʹján).",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "A leather made from goatskins or sheepskins which is tanned with sumac and then brightly dyed."
      ],
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        [
          "leather",
          "leather"
        ],
        [
          "goatskin",
          "goatskin"
        ],
        [
          "sheepskin",
          "sheepskin"
        ],
        [
          "tan",
          "tan"
        ],
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          "sumac",
          "sumac"
        ],
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          "brightly",
          "brightly"
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          "dye",
          "dye"
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      "name": "bor"
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  ],
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      ],
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          "tan"
        ],
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          "sumac",
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          "brightly"
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