archil

How to use archil in a sentence

• archil, r′kil, n. a colouring substance obtained from various species of lichens.

  Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) | Various

• Roccella, rok-sel′a, n. a genus of parmeliaceous lichens, yielding dyers' archil or orchil.

  Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) | Various

• Sometimes a little archil is added to the madder, to give the dye a pink tinge; but this is fugitive.

  A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew Ure

• Its conversion into the archil red is effected by the action of an alkali, in contact with the air.

  A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew Ure

• The soap is coloured with strong alcoholic solution of archil for the rose tint, and of turmeric for the deep yellow.

  A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew Ure