cudbear noun.
['kʌdbɛ:] M18.[Alt. of Cuthbert by Cuthbert Gordon, 18th-cent. Scot. chemist who patented the powder: cf. CUDDY noun2.]A purple or violet powder used for dyeing, prepared from various lichens, esp.
Ochrolechia tartarea. Also, this lichen.
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