archil, orchil
(noun) any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil
orchil, archil, cudbear
(noun) a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens
Source: WordNet® 3.1
orchil (countable and uncountable, plural orchils)
Any of several lichens, especially those of the genera Roccella and Lecanora.
The dye, orcein, extracted from them.
• (lichen): Roccella_tinctoria, Roccella_tinctoria
• (dye): lacmus, orcein
Source: Wiktionary
Or"chil, n.
Definition: See Archil.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 March 2025
(noun) a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
