"French purple" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: French purples [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} French purple (usually uncountable, plural French purples)
  1. A dyestuff obtained from certain lichen known as orchella weeds, used for colouring woollen and silken fabrics, without the aid of mordants. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Dyes Related terms: orcein (alt: archil, orchil, lacmus), archil lichen (taxonomic: Roccella tinctoria), orcinol
    Sense id: en-French_purple-en-noun-BqKJM4tn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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