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CUDBEAR
orchil, archil, cudbear
(noun) a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Corrupted from the name of Dr. Cuthbert Gordon, a Scotsman, who patented the process of manufacture.
Noun
cudbear (countable and uncountable, plural cudbears)
A violet-red powder, difficult to moisten with water, prepared from certain lichens, especially Ochrolechia tartarea (syn. Lecanora tartarea), and used for making violet or purple dye.
A rim lichen, crabseye lichen (Ochrolechia tartarea, syn. Lecanora tartarea), from which the powder is obtained.
Synonyms
• (lichen): cudweed
Source: Wiktionary
Cud"bear` (kd"br`), n Etym: [Also cudbeard, corrupted fr. the name of Dr. Cuthbert Gordon, a Scotchman, who first brought it into notice.]
1. A powder of a violet red color, difficult to moisten with water, used for making violet or purple dye. It is prepared from certain species of lichen, especially Lecanora tartarea. Ure.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A lichen (Lecanora tartarea), from which the powder is obtained.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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