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Ornamental Eastern cup
Answer for the clue "Ornamental Eastern cup ", 4 letters:
zarf
Alternative clues for the word zarf
Word definitions for zarf in dictionaries
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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"holder for a coffee cup," 1836, from Arabic zarf "vessel."
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. an ornamental container designed to hold a coffee cup and insulate it from the hand of the imbiber
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an ornamental metal cup-shaped holder for a hot coffee cup
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.