"cudbear" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cudbears [plural]
Etymology: Corrupted from the name of Dr. Cuthbert Gordon, a Scotsman, who patented the process of manufacture. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cudbear (countable and uncountable, plural cudbears)
  1. A violet-red powder, difficult to moisten with water, prepared from certain lichens, especially Ochrolechia tartarea (syn. Lecanora tartarea), and used for making violet or purple dye. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Dyes Categories (lifeform): Lichens
    Sense id: en-cudbear-en-noun-aQHx2a1j Disambiguation of Dyes: 65 35 Disambiguation of Lichens: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50
  2. A rim lichen, crabseye lichen (Ochrolechia tartarea, syn. Lecanora tartarea), from which the powder is obtained. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Lichens Synonyms (lichen): cudweed
    Sense id: en-cudbear-en-noun-2DTLP9UF Disambiguation of Lichens: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'lichen': 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cudbeard

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