Definitionn. a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens
Last update: July 18, 2015
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Other industries of a desultory character include the collection of archil, or Spanish moss, on the western side of the Californian peninsula, hunting herons for their plumes and alligators for their skins, honey extraction (commonly wild honey), and the gathering of cochineal and ni-in insects. [Please select]
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Dyers being well aware of this, are in the habit when mistakes occur of bringing up to shade with soluble dye-stuffs--archil, indigo extract, and such like. [Please select]
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, Of Archil, and the Method of Using It. [Please select]
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