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ar·chil \ˈärchə̇l\ noun also or·chil \ˈȯr-\; or ar·chil·la \ärˈchilə\ (-s) Etymology: Middle English orchell, probably from Old Italian oricello 1. : a violet dye obtained as a pasty mass from certain lichens of the genera Roccella and Lecanora by fermentation with alkali (as ammonia) — compare cudbear, litmus 2. : a plant that yields archil 3. : any of the colors, imparted by the dye archil varying from moderate red to dark purplish red according as the dye bath is acid or alkaline — called also corcir |