Cochineal is turned by the potassa to a violet-red, orchil to a violet-blue, and alkanet to a decided blue.
The acid turns logwood violet to a fine red, and equally reddens orchil violet.
It might, then, be confounded with orchil, but it is decolorized by hydrochloric acid, which leaves orchil a red.
Prussian Blue as applied to wool may also be regarded as belonging to this class, also the purple dyestuff known as Orchil or Cudbear.
It was about this time, too, that a Florentine named Rucellai rediscovered the method of making the purple dyeorchil from certain lichens of Asia Minor.
The only Lichen dyes that are known generally among dyers are Orchiland Cudbear, and these are preparations of lichens, not the lichens themselves.
Orchil is applied to wool by the simple process of boiling it in a neutral or slightly acid solution of the colouring matter.
The general mode of treatment for the development from the dye lichens of orchil and cudbear consists of the following steps:-- 1.
The chief lichens employed in the manufacture of orchil and cudbear are the following:-- Angola weed (Ramalina furfuracea).
Specimens of varieties of the lichens used in the manufacture of cudbear, orchil and litmus, and of the substance obtained, were also shown in the British department, which were awarded prize medals.
It is curious that both orchil and litmus are what are called transient or false colors, i.
Among them are aniline violet, iodine violet, madder, alkanet, orchil and logwood.
Orchil or archil (the red color) was discovered in 1879.
To test for the other three violets: (a) Apply chloride of lime, to be followed by a solution of yellow prussiate of potash: absence of a blue coloration leaves orchil and logwood to be considered.
Much orchil was formerly gathered, and there is good pasturage for the numerous herds of cattle.
On most of the islands coco-nut and date palms, tamarinds and bananas may be seen; orchil is gathered; and indigo and castor-oil are produced.
He seems to be inside this deal," ventured Orchil with his suave smile.
As his cab drove up to the intricately ornamental little house of gray stone, a big touring limousine wheeled out from the curb, and he caught sight of Sanxon Orchil and Phoenix Mottly inside, evidently just leaving Ruthven.
I don't care a damn about the Erroll boy; and I think I'll discount right now any intentions of any married man to bother Miss Orchil after some Dakota decree frees him from the woman whom he's driven into an asylum.
There is Mrs. Vendenning and Gladys Orchil of the Black Fells set; there is that pretty Mrs. Delmour-Carnes; Newport!
In due time Neergard, who still spent his penny on a morning paper, read about the Orchil ball.
You might remind your husband," he said, "that I'd rather like to have a card to the Orchil affair.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "orchil" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
