Found 2 items, similar to archil.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: archil archil n 1: a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens [syn: orchil, cudbear] 2: any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil [syn: orchil]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Archil Archil \Ar"chil\ (?; 277), n. [OF. orchel, orcheil, It. orcella, oricello, or OSp. orchillo. Cf. Orchil.] 1. A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands, etc. --Tomlinson. [1913 Webster] 2. The plant from which the dye is obtained. [Written also orchal and orchil.] [1913 Webster]