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Synonyms for archil

  • noun

Most common

orcein cudbear

All synonyms

Noun

1. Orcein — the purple dye, orcein, extracted from them (especially Lecanora tartarea) and often used as substitute for…

orcein, lacmus dated

Other

cudbear

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The purple dye, orcein, extracted from them (especially Lecanora tartarea) and often used as substitute for Tyrian purple.

Related words

Other spellings
orchel orchil

Forms

Plural
archils → orceins, cudbears…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
archilfalling
orceinfalling
cudbearsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
orcein, lacmus
7 letters
cudbear