| 词汇 | woad |
| 释义 | woad noun[ U ] uk /wəʊd/ us /woʊd/ a European plant whose leaves can be used to make a blue dye(= a substance used to change the colour of something): They used the plant woad to make a blue dye for colouring clothes and, some believe, their skins. The dye is produced by drying and fermenting woad leaves. the dye that is obtained from the woad plant: （植物）菘蓝，大青 According to legend, the ancient Britons painted themselves with woad to frighten their enemies but almost certainly it was also done because woad has the power to stop bleeding. Image Source/Stockbyte/GettyImages As alternatives to indigo, plants called logwood and woad were tried in order to create shades of blue, but indigo was the most prized for its long-lasting colour. The leaves of the woad plant, Isatis tinctoria, made into a paste, supplied a blue dye. It is possible that our ancient ancestors painted a particular pattern in woad on their faces in order to reinforce tribal links. Types of plant acanthus air plant amaranth Andromeda angiosperm early emergent evergreen fiddlehead grower moss mossy mugwort mustard non-hardy spiderwort spleenwort starter plug succulent sundew You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Paints, dyes & pigments Examples of woadwoad Blue is also possible, but it seems unlikely that results were so much better than those obtainable from the much cheaper woad or indigo. Indigo is extracted from woad for use as inks and dyes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we followed that sort of argument and went back far enough, we should now be nude and painting ourselves with woad. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is only to be expected, of course; they were civilised when we were still running about in woad. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In between, there are industrial applications with moderate potential; for example, dyestuffs such as woad or resins and adhesives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet here we are talking about woad as an important source of pigment for industrial purposes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is to say, if the woad can be distributed at something like a no-profit price we shall be happy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Woad was a sort of antiseptic for those who went into battle; it was not normal dress. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Woad was replaced by true indigo as trade routes opened up, and both are now largely replaced by synthetic dyes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Indigo blue had the same chemical composition as woad, but it was more concentrated and produced a richer and more stable blue. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Woad and true indigo were used to produce indigo dye used to colour fabrics blue or indigo. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Commercially produced indigo has replaced woad as a dye (although seeds of woad can still be obtained). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The special manufacture was blue cloth, dyed, no doubt, with woad, licence to grow which was asked in the neighbourhood in the 16th century. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The rapid growth of the island, in this phase, was the result of the cultivation of wheat, and the growth in the woad industry. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. At the time, it was conisdered one of the more productive agricultural areas of the island, responsible for wheat, wine and woad production. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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