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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A crystalline coloring matter found in the leaves of holly. It forms a yellow dye on cloth prepared with alumina or iron mordants.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A yellow dye obtained from the leaves of the holly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun archaic A yellow
dye obtained fromholly leaves .
Etymologies
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From Ilex and xanthin.
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