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archiepiscopacy |
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archiepiscopality |
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archierey |
archil
| archilochian
| archilochus
| archilochus colubris
| archilute
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archil
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun archil has 2 senses
- archil(n = noun.substance) cudbear, orchil - a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens; Array is a kind of dye, dyestuff
- archil(n = noun.plant) orchil - any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil; Array is a member of genus lecanora
is a kind of lecanora
CIDE DICTIONARY
archil, n. [OF. orchel, orcheil, It. orcella, oricello, or OSp. orchillo. Cf. Orchil.].
- 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. [1913 Webster] - The plant from which the dye is obtained. [1913 Webster]
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