Associations to the word «Cudbear»
Wiktionary
CUDBEAR, noun. A violet-red powder, difficult to moisten with water, prepared from certain lichens, especially Lecanora tartarea, and used for making violet or purple dye.
CUDBEAR, noun. (botany) A lichen (Lecanora tartarea), from which the powder is obtained.
Dictionary definition
CUDBEAR, noun. A purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.