cud|bear

cud|bear
cud|bear «KUHD BAIR», noun.
1. a violet coloring matter obtained from various lichens, used for dyeing.
2. any lichen that yields it.
[coined from his first name by Dr. Cuthbert Gordon, a Scottish physician, who patented it]

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