conchylium
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Searchable Lemmata: conchylium (L), conquilium (L).
Alternate Forms: conchylia, conchylii, concyliorum, conchilium, conquilii, conquiliis, concyliorum.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1a(n.)
Dye;
dye-stuff; whelk. A shellfish used in the production of a purple or dark-red dye.(ante 1100)
1. Conchylium dictum eo quod ex conchulis marinis color eius colligitur: idem et ostrum vocatur. Ostrum, quod pro colore purpurae temperatur, plurimis quidem in locis, sed optimum in insula Cypro gignitur sive in his quos propius solis cursus inluminat. Conchylia autem sunt maris, quae circumcisa ferro lacrimas purpurei coloris emittunt: his collectis color purpureus temperatur. Et ostrum exinde appellatum dicunt quod ex testae humore elicitur.
[DOE ISID. Etym. (19,28,2-4)]
Ceremonial: No
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1b(n.)
Dye;
colour dark-red or purple.(ante 735 - ante 1100)
Ceremonial: No
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1c(n.)
Dye;
garments having the colour of purple or dark-red..(ante 1100)
Ceremonial: No
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Etymological Evidence:
Definite, Classical Latin, from Greek κογχύλιον.
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