Definition of cudbear Cudbear

cud•bear

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Noun
cudbear - a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens
		orchil, archil

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Wiktionary

cudbear (Noun)
A violet-red powder, difficult to moisten with water, prepared from certain lichens, especially Lecanora tartarea, and used for making violet or purple dye.
cudbear (Noun)
A lichen Lecanora tartarea, from which the powder is obtained.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

cudbear (n.)
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.
cudbear (n.)
A lichen (Lecanora tartarea), from which the powder is obtained.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

cudbear
kud′bār, n. a purple or violet coloured powder prepared from a lichen, used in dyeing. [A corr. of Cuthbert—from Dr Cuthbert Gordon, who first made it an article of commerce.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

cudbear
The Lecanora tartarea, a lichen producing a purple dye, growing on the stones of the Western Isles, and in Norway.
cudbear
(See CORKIR.) A violet dye--archil, a test.

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cudbear, noun, singular of cudbears.

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