Meaning of cudbear | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A violet-red dye powder, prepared from certain lichens, especially Ochrolechia tartarea.
   countable, historical, uncountable
2. A rim lichen, crabseye lichen (Ochrolechia tartarea.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“ORCHELLA WEEDS. The cylindrical and flat species of Roccella used in the manufacture of Orchil or Archil, and Cudbear, are so called by the makers.”

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