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Orcein :: Orcein (n.) A reddish brown amorphous dyestuff, /, obtained from orcin, and forming the essential coloring matter of cudbear and archil. It is closely related to litmus..

Roccellin :: Roccellin (n.) A red dyestuff, used as a substitute for cochineal, archil, etc. It consists of the sodium salt of a complex azo derivative of naphtol..

Archil :: Archil (n.) 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..

Archlute :: Archlute (n.) Alt. of Archilut.

Orchal :: Orchal (n.) See Archil.

Orchil :: Orchil (n.) See Archil.

Erythroleic :: Erythroleic (a.) Having a red color and oily appearance; -- applied to a purple semifluid substance said to be obtained from archil.

Orchilla Weed :: Orchilla weed () The lichen from which archil is obtained. See Archil.

Epode :: Epode (n.) A species of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a longer verse is followed by a shorter one; as, the Epodes of Horace. It does not include the elegiac distich..

Archil :: Archil (n.) The plant from which the dye is obtained.

Orseille :: Orseille (n.) See Archil.

Archilochian :: Archilochian (a.) Of or pertaining to the satiric Greek poet Archilochus; as, Archilochian meter..

Roccellic :: Roccellic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic acid of the oxalic series found in archil (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), and other lichens, and extracted as a white crystalline substance C17H32O4..

Archilute :: Archilute (n.) A large theorbo, or double-necked lute, formerly in use, having the bass strings doubled with an octave, and the higher strings with a unison..

Orchel :: Orchel (n.) Archil.

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