Meaning of 'archil' in Yoruba is: archil


archil: archil

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Noun(1) a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens(2) any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil

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(1) The manufacture of archil , which produces a violet shade on wool or silk, was introduced into Europe from the Orient about 1300.(2) The dye most sought after was a purple known as orchil ( archil or orcein), which was used together with purples extracted from shellfish to color the robes of royalty.
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