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Zaidir

A name with copper and verdigris alternatives.

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A Chymical Dictionary

Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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At a Glance

  • The wordA name with copper and verdigris alternatives.
  • In the bookZiniar and Zymar are equated with verdigris alone.
  • A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 48; facsimile PDF page 376.

Historical definition

Zaidir is copper or verdigris.

Meaning

The definition gives two material identifications joined by or. Both remain visible, since the witness does not restrict the name to one in every context.

Use in the book

Ziniar and Zymar are equated with verdigris alone. The short final Z sequence is especially useful for seeing how near spellings can carry different ranges of meaning.

Places to read

  1. ZaidirRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
  2. ZiniarA historical verdigris synonym.
  3. ZymarTwo historical forms for verdigris.

Source note

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

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Zaidir; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 376; compare Ziniar, Zymar