different between orchil vs archil

English

Alternative forms

• archil, archall, orchel, orchal

Etymology

Old French orchel, orseil (modern French orseille), of uncertain origin.

Noun

orchil (countable and uncountable, plural orchils)

1. Any of several lichens, especially those of the genera Roccella and Lecanora.
2. The dye, orcein, extracted from them.

Synonyms

• (lichen): orchella weed, archil lichen
• (dye): lacmus, orcein

See also

• cudbear

References

• Orcein on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• orchil in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• orchil at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

Corrupted from orchil.

Noun

archil (countable and uncountable, plural archils)

1. (obsolete) Orchil, a violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verde Islands, etc.
2. (obsolete) The plant from which the dye is obtained.

References

• Litmus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• archil at OneLook Dictionary Search
• archil in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• CHIRLA, Charli, chiral