orchell in Middle English

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Etymology: From Old French orchel, orseil, from Old Catalan orxella (influenced by dialectal Arabic [script needed] ('urjālla)), from Italian oricello, Latin ōricilla, diminutive of ōricula (variant of auricula), both diminutives of auris (“ear”)) + illa (a double diminutive suffix) or from auris (“ear”) + cula + illa. The name of the dye was influenced by the visual resemblance of the lichen used in production to a small ear. Etymology templates: {{der|enm|fro|orchel}} Old French orchel, {{der|enm|roa-oca|orxella}} Old Catalan orxella, {{der|enm|ar|tr='urjālla}} Arabic [script needed] ('urjālla), {{der|enm|it|oricello}} Italian oricello, {{der|enm|la|ōricilla}} Latin ōricilla, {{suffix|la|illa}} illa, {{suffix|la|cula}} cula, {{suffix|la|illa}} illa Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} orchell, {{enm-noun|-}} orchell (uncountable)

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"orchell" meaning in Middle English

Noun