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Noun: cudbear  'kúd,behr
Usage: archaic
  1. A purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens
    "Cudbear was historically used to dye wool and other textiles";
    - orchil, archil

Derived forms: cudbears

Type of: dye, dyestuff

Encyclopedia: Cudbear