cudbearとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Corrupted from the name of Dr. Cuthbert Gordon, a Scotsman, who patented the process of manufacture.

名詞

cudbear (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 cudbears)

1. A violet-red powder, difficult to moisten with water, prepared from certain lichens, especially Ochrolechia tartarea (syn. Lecanora tartarea), and used for making violet or purple dye.
   • 1878, Andrew Ure, Robert Hunt, Frederick William Rudler; Ure̓'s Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines: Containing a Clear Exposition of Their Principles and Practice, Volume 3

     ORCHELLA WEEDS. The cylindrical and flat species of Roccella used in the manufacture of Orchil or Archil, and Cudbear, are so called by the makers.

2. A rim lichen, crabseye lichen (Ochrolechia tartarea, syn. Lecanora tartarea), from which the powder is obtained.