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cudbear definition

cud·bear (kud′ber′)

noun

  1. a purple dye prepared from lichens
  2. orchil

Etymology: coined < Cuthbert by Dr. Cuthbert Gordon, 18th-c. Brit physician, who developed the dye

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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