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 Saffron.Saga (plural Sagas). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Saffron Veil.
 
The Greek and Latin brides wore a flammeum or yellow veil, which wholly enveloped them. (See SAOPHRON.)   1
 


 Saffron.Saga (plural Sagas). 

 
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