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Definition of Orchil

Orchil
Orchil Or"chil, n. See Archil.
orchil
Archil Ar"chil (?; 277), n. [OF. orchel, orcheil, It. orcella, oricello, or OSp. orchillo. Cf. Orchil.] 1. 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. --Tomlinson. 2. The plant from which the dye is obtained. [Written also orchal and orchil.]

Meaning of Orchil from wikipedia

- Orcein, also archil, orchil, lacmus and C.I. Natural Red 28, are names for dyes extracted from several species of lichen, commonly known as "orc****a weeds"...
- dyes were invented at about the same time. Cudbear is a dye extracted from orchil lichens that can be used to dye wool and silk, without the use of mordant...
- belonging to the family Roccellaceae, commonly called orc****a weed or orchil. Orcein and other lichen dyes have largely been replaced by synthetic versions...
- African and Asian commercial trade, while the export of sugar, and later orchil (a dye exported to Flanders for the making of cloth) stabilized the island's...
- the EU. E175 Gold Gold Approved in the EU. E180 Pigment Rubine, Lithol Rubine BK Red Approved in the EU. E181 Tannin Brown E182 Orcein, Orchil Purple...
- 120 A E U Cochineal, carmines colour (red) 121 U Citrus red 2, Orcein, Orchil colour (red) 122 A E azorubine, carmoisine colour (red) (FDA: Ext D&C Red...
- dyes were invented at about the same time. Cudbear is a dye extracted from orchil lichens that can be used to dye wool and silk, without the use of mordant...
- stories regarding the Canary Islands from the Genoese, and of the presence of orchil, a lichen used to make a rare and expensive dye. Here too, he again met...
- African coast. The Phoenicians may have arrived s****ing the precious red orchil dye extracted from lichen – if the Canaries represent Pliny the Elder's...
- use in paintings. The purple colour of the parchment was identified as Orchil, a dye extracted from lichens, similar to the results of analytical investigations...