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A purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens
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cudbear
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cudbear \Cud"bear`\ (k?d"b?r`), n. [Also cudbeard , corrupted fr. the name of Dr. Cuthbert Gordon, a Scotchman, who first brought it into notice.] A powder of a violet red color, difficult to moisten with water, used for making violet or purple dye. It ...
WordNet
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n. a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens [syn: orchil , archil ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A violet-red powder, difficult to moisten with water, prepared from certain lichens, especially ''Lecanora tartarea'', and used for making violet or purple dye. 2 (context botany English) A lichen ((taxlink Lecanora tartarea species noshow=1)), from ...