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 Definitions of orchil  [ˈɔr kɪl, -tʃɪl]  

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Definition of 'orchil' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) orchil
a violet-red dye obtained from certain lichens.

2.  orchil
any lichen yielding this dye.

Etymology:  (1475–85; < MF

Definition of 'orchil' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) orchil, archil, cudbear
a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens

2. (noun) archil, orchil
any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil

'orchil' - Nearby Entries  

orchid  orchid tree  orchiectomy  orchil  orchiopexy  orchis  orchis mascula  



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