What is "zarf"

Zarf \Zarf\, n. [Ar.] (Art) A metallic cuplike stand used for holding a finjan.

"holder for a coffee cup," 1836, from Arabic zarf "vessel."

n. an ornamental container designed to hold a coffee cup and insulate it from the hand of the imbiber

n. an ornamental metal cup-shaped holder for a hot coffee cup

A zarf (plural: zarfs, zuruuf, zarves) is a holder, usually of ornamental metal, for a coffee cup without a handle ( demitasse or fincan).

Zarf may refer to:

• Zarf, an ornamental holder for hot coffee cups
• Andrew Plotkin, a computer programmer and game designer
• Zarf (AMC), a character from the daytime soap opera All My Children
• a US Air Force tiger team project that tested Multics security in 1973 (On 28 May 1997, the American National Security Agency declassified this use of the codeword ZARF.)