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CUDBEAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cudbear mean? 

CUDBEAR (noun)
  The noun CUDBEAR has 1 sense:

1. a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichensplay

  Familiarity information: CUDBEAR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CUDBEAR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

archil; cudbear; orchil

Hypernyms ("cudbear" is a kind of...):

dye; dyestuff (a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair)


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