cudbear

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A noun referring to a purplish dye derived from certain orchil lichens.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen violetten Farbstoff bezeichnet, der aus bestimmten Flechten (Orseille) gewonnen wird.

1. Purplish dye from lichens C2 formal

   A purplish-red or violet dye obtained from certain species of orchil lichens, used historically for coloring textiles.

   • The ancient weavers used cudbear to dye their wool a deep purple.
   • Cudbear was a valuable trade item in the 18th century.
   • The fabric was stained with a rich cudbear hue.

   🇩🇪Purpurfarbstoff aus Flechten

   Synonyme: archilorchil