ARCHIL


Meaning of ARCHIL in English

ˈärchə̇l noun

also or·chil ˈȯr- ; or ar·chil·la ärˈchilə

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English orchell, probably from Old Italian oricello

1. : a violet dye obtained as a pasty mass from certain lichens of the genera Roccella and Lecanora by fermentation with alkali (as ammonia) — compare cudbear , litmus

2. : a plant that yields archil

3. : any of the colors, imparted by the dye archil varying from moderate red to dark purplish red according as the dye bath is acid or alkaline — called also corcir

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