Cudbear Definition

kŭdbâr
noun
A purple dye prepared from lichens.
Webster's New World

Orchil.

Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Cudbear

Noun

Singular:
cudbear
Plural:
cudbears

Origin of Cudbear

  • Corrupted from the name of Dr. Cuthbert Gordon, a Scotsman, who patented the process of manufacture.

    From Wiktionary

  • After Cuthbert Gordon, 18th-century Scottish chemist

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

CCUCUD

Words Ending With

RAREAR

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Words Starting With C and Ending With R

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