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orchil |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Orchil \Or"chil\, n. See {Archil}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Archil \Ar"chil\ (?; 277), n. [OF. orchel, orcheil It orcella oricello or OSp. orchillo Cf {Orchil}.] 1. A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen ({Roccella tinctoria}, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands, etc --Tomlinson. 2. The plant from which the dye is obtained. [Written also {orchal} and {orchil}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: orchil n 1: a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens [syn: {archil}, {cudbear}] 2: any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil [syn: {archil}]
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