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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cudbear \Cud"bear`\ (k?d"b?r`), n. [Also {cudbeard}, corrupted fr the name of Dr Cuthbert Gordon, a Scotchman, who first brought it into notice.] 1. A powder of a violet red color, difficult to moisten with water, used for making violet or purple dye. It is prepared from certain species of lichen, especially {Lecanora tartarea}. --Ure. 2. (Bot.) A lichen ({Lecanora tartarea}), from which the powder is obtained. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cudbear n : a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens [syn: {orchil}, {archil}]
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