Crossword-Solution: ARCHIL
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Archil | n. | A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands, etc. |
| Archil | n. | The plant from which the dye is obtained. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| ARCHIL | anagram | CHARLI, CHIRAL |
We have 4 clues for the answer “ARCHIL”
| Clue | Answers |
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| orchil | 3 answers |
| violet dye | 3 answers |
| Lichen | 10 answers |
| Dye | 45 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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greedy person
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Sentences with ARCHIL (5)
FOR LILAC COLOUR Take a little pinch of archil, and put some boiling-hot water upon it, add to it a very little lump of pear-lash.
They are now visited only for the purpose of gathering archil, which production is, however, less sought after, since so many other lichens of the north of Europe have been found to yield materials proper for dyeing.
The archil of the Canaries is a very ancient branch of commerce; this lichen is however found in less abundance in the island of Teneriffe than in the desert islands of Salvage, La Graciosa, and Alegranza, or even in Canary and Hierro.
Frigid, austere, and splendid; not genial like that of Simonides, not passionate like that of Sappho, not acrid like that of Archil'ochus; hard as adamant, rigid in moral firmness, glittering with the strong, keen light of snow; haughty, aristocratic, magnificent--the unique personality of the man Pindar, so irresistible in its influence, so hard to characterize, is felt in every strophe of his odes.
Mix the solutions, and collect and wash the precipitate in a filter; whilst still moist, rub it up in a marble or Wedgwood mortar with three drachms of tartaric acid; add two ounces of distilled water, mix six drachms of white sugar, and ten drachms of powdered gum arabic, half an ounce of archil, and water to make up six ounces in measure.