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cucurbitaceae |
cucurbitaceous |
cucurbite |
cucurbitive |
cud |
cudbear
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cudbear
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun cudbear has 1 sense
- cudbear(n = noun.substance) archil, orchil - a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens; Array is a kind of dye, dyestuff
CIDE DICTIONARY
cudbear, n. [Also cudbeard , corrupted fr. the name of Dr. Cuthbert Gordon, a Scotchman, who first brought it into notice.].
- A powder of a violet red color, difficult to moisten with water, used for making violet or purple dye. It is prepared from certain species of lichen, especially
Lecanora tartarea . Ure. [1913 Webster] - A lichen (
Lecanora tartarea ), from which the powder is obtained. [1913 Webster]
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