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1. (n.) cudbear
a violet coloring matter obtained from various lichens, esp.
Lecanora tartarea.
Etymology: (1760–70; coinage by Cuthbert Gordon, 18th-cent. Scottish chemist, based on his own name)
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1. (noun) orchil, archil, cudbear
a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens
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1. (noun) Cudbear
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
2. (noun) Cudbear
a lichen (Lecanora tartarea), from which the powder is obtained
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