Found 2 items, similar to cudbear.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cudbear cudbear n : a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens [syn: orchil, archil]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cudbear 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A lichen (Lecanora tartarea), from which the powder is obtained. [1913 Webster]