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Orchard-, Orchart-lit(t, n. Also: ortchard-, orchaird-, orcheard-, orcheart-, or(s)chert-, orchyeardand Ochart-litt and Orchatlit. The name of some dye.Possibly an altered form by popular etymology of e.m.E. orchell (1483), orchall (1532–3), OF. orchel, the red or violet dye, orchil, obtained from certain lichens.(a) 1575 Edinb. Test. III. 373 b.
Tua half barrellis of orcheard litt, price of the pece viij li. 1580 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 155.
Ane kynd of litting of clayth with orchard litt, blew brissell and vther sortis of fals littis Ib. 166.
The orchard litt … laitly cum hame, contrair the townes proclamatioun 1599 Exch. R. XXIII. 318.
[£11, of 11 barrels dye called] orcheard lit 1612 Bk. Rates (Halyb.) 321. 1613 Conv. Burghs II. 395.
For lossing and careing ilk last saip, orchaird litt or vther barrell guides 1625 Ib. III. 198.
An impost of all guides imported … fra the … Law Cuntreyis … ane barrel ortchard litt, thrie gritt 1661 Acts VII. 253/1.
Orchyeard lit ilk hundred weight … tuo ounces [of bullion](b) 1575 Edinb. Test. III. 380.
Orcheart lint [sic] in the buith 1578 Glasgow B. Rec. (M.C.) 96. 1578 Conv. Burghs I. 76. 1586 Edinb. Test. XVI. 355.
Half ane barrell of orchert lit, price xiiij li. x s. 1590 Ib. XXII. 237.
Tuelf pund of orcheart lit price thairof xl s. 1605 Ib. XL. 186 b.
Orschert lit
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