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french purple

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
french pur-ple
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dyestuff obtained from certain lichen known as orchella weeds, used for colouring woollen and silken fabrics, without the aid of mordants.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

French purples (plural)

Phrases

archil lichen

Frequently Paired Words

orcein archil lichen orcinol

Questions

What does french purple mean?
A dyestuff obtained from certain lichen known as orchella weeds, used for colouring woollen and silken fabrics, without the aid of mordants.

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