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CUDBEAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cudbear mean?
• CUDBEAR (noun)
The noun CUDBEAR has 1 sense:
1. a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens
Familiarity information: CUDBEAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("cudbear" is a kind of...):
dye; dyestuff (a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair)
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