noun
Origin: ON litmose, lichen used in dyeing < litr, color (akin to Goth wlits, face < IE *wtu-, appearance < base *wel-, to see > L voltus, expression, Welsh gweled, to see) + mosi, moss
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English litemose (of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse litmosi, dyer's herbs litr, color, dye + mosi, bog, moss)
Origin: and Middle English lykemose (from Middle Dutch lijkmoes, variant of lēcmoes : lēken, to drip + moes, moss)
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