Zarfa

Metals minerals and metallic preparations · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A short tin name.

In the book. Keeping both records searchable lets the reader distinguish a general name from a condition-qualified description.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 48; facsimile PDF page 376.

Historical Definition

Zarfa is tin.

Meaning

The entry gives a direct metal equivalent. It does not add the defects of purity or workability that qualify tin under Wismodt.

Use in the Book

Keeping both records searchable lets the reader distinguish a general name from a condition-qualified description. The spelling itself supplies no further composition.

Places to Read

Wismodt. Tin described as impure and resistant to working.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 48; facsimile PDF page 376 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Zarfa; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 376; compare Wismodt

See also. Wismodt