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orchil
or·chil O0109300 (ôr′kĭl, -chĭl) also ar·chil (är′-)n.1. Any of several lichens, chiefly of the genus Roccella, from which a dye is obtained.2. The violet dyestuff obtained from any of these lichens.
[Middle English orchell, ultimately from Old Catalan orxella, from Andalusian dialectal Arabic 'urjālla, of Mozarabic origin, ultimately from Latin ōricilla, a little ear (probably from the resemblance of the lichens to growths on the fetlocks of mules, somewhat resembling little ears ), diminutive of auris, ear; see auricle.]orchil (ˈɔːkɪl; -tʃɪl) or archiln1. (Plants) any of various lichens, esp any of the genera Roccella, Dendrographa, and Lecanora2. (Dyeing) Also called: cudbear a purplish dye obtained by treating these lichens with aqueous ammonia: contains orcinol, orcein, and litmus[C15: from Old French orcheil, of uncertain origin]or•chil (ˈɔr kɪl, -tʃɪl)
n. 1. a violet-red dye obtained from certain lichens. 2. any lichen yielding this dye. [1475–85; < Middle French orcheil, orseil (French orseille) < Catalan orxella, orcella < Mozarabic orchella] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  orchil - a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichensarchil, cudbeardye, dyestuff - a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair | | 2. | orchil - any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archilarchilgenus Lecanora - type genus of Lecanoraceae; crustaceous lichenslecanora - any lichen of the genus Lecanora; some used in dyeing; some used for food |
orchil
orchil: see archilarchil
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, blue, red, or purple dye extracted from several species of lichen, also called orchella weeds, found in various parts of the world. Commercial archil is either a powder (called cudbear), a pasty mass (called archil), or a drier paste (called persis).
..... Click the link for more information. .orchil[′ȯr·chəl] (materials) Dark-brownish-red coloring matter derived from lichens as paste or aqueous extract; main components are orcin and orcein; used as carpet-yarn dye. Also known as orseille. orchil
ar·chil (ar'kil), [old C.I. 1242] A violet dye from the lichens Rocella tinctoria and R. fuciformis. Synonym(s): orchella, orchil, roccellinorchil (ôr′kĭl, -chĭl) also archil (är′-)n.1. Any of several lichens, chiefly of the genus Roccella, from which a dye is obtained.2. The violet dyestuff obtained from any of these lichens.orchil
Related to orchil: orcein, archilSynonyms for orchilnoun a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichensSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archilSynonymsRelated Words |