<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">tekhelet</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>natural dye</topic></related> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A blue-purple dye known from Biblical references, said to be derived from shellfish, although the source species is debated. Used for priestly garments, the tapestries in the Tabernacle, and tassels attached to a garment, the tallit.  ]]></note></mads>