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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•chil (är′kil),USA pronunciation n. - Botanyorchil.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: archil /ˈɑːtʃɪl/ n - a variant spelling of orchil
or•chil (ôr′kil, -chil),USA pronunciation n. - Chemistrya violet coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, chiefly species of Roccella.
- Fungiany lichen yielding this dye. Also called archil, orseille.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: orchil /ˈɔːkɪl -tʃɪl/, archil n - any of various lichens, esp any of the genera Roccella, Dendrographa, and Lecanora
- Also called: cudbear a purplish dye obtained by treating these lichens with aqueous ammonia: contains orcinol, orcein, and litmus
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French orcheil, of uncertain origin |