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Ornamental Eastern cup
Answer for the clue "Ornamental Eastern cup ", 4 letters:
zarf
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. an ornamental container designed to hold a coffee cup and insulate it from the hand of the imbiber
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A zarf (plural: zarfs, zuruuf, zarves) is a holder, usually of ornamental metal, for a coffee cup without a handle ( demitasse or fincan ).
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"holder for a coffee cup," 1836, from Arabic zarf "vessel."
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Zarf \Zarf\, n. [Ar.] (Art) A metallic cuplike stand used for holding a finjan.
Usage examples of zarf.
The Armenian boy whispered up on slippered feet, bearing on a gaudy salver a tiny beaker of coffee clenched in a writhen silver zarf.