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单词 woad
释义
woad
noun[U]
uk
/wəʊd/us
/woʊd/
aEuropeanplantwhoseleavescan be used to make abluedye(= asubstanceused tochangethecolourof something):
They used theplantwoad to make abluedyeforcolouringclothesand, somebelieve,theirskins.
Thedyeisproducedbydryingandfermentingwoadleaves.
thedyethat isobtainedfrom thewoadplant:
According tolegend, theancientBritonspaintedthemselves with woad tofrightentheirenemiesbutalmostcertainlyit was also done because woad has thepowertostopbleeding.
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  • Asalternativestoindigo,plantscalled logwood and woad weretriedinordertocreateshadesofblue, butindigowas the mostprizedforitslong-lastingcolour.
  • Theleavesof the woadplant, Isatis tinctoria, made into apaste,suppliedabluedye.
  • It ispossiblethatourancientancestorspaintedaparticularpatternin woad ontheirfacesinordertoreinforcetriballinks.
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Paints, dyes & pigments
(Definition ofwoadfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
woad
noun[U]
uk
/wəʊd/us
/woʊd/
abluesubstanceobtainedfromplantsthat somepeoplein the past used topainttheirbodieswith
（植物）菘蓝，大青

Examplesofwoad

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Blue is also possible, but it seems unlikely that results were so much better than those obtainable from the much cheaperwoador indigo.
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Indigo is extracted fromwoadfor use as inks and dyes.
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If we followed that sort of argument and went back far enough, we should now be nude and painting ourselves withwoad.
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That is only to be expected, of course; they were civilised when we were still running about inwoad.
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In between, there are industrial applications with moderate potential; for example, dyestuffs such aswoador resins and adhesives.
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Yet here we are talking aboutwoadas an important source of pigment for industrial purposes.
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That is to say, if thewoadcan be distributed at something like a no-profit price we shall be happy.
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We are embarking on providing a constitution for an island which was civilised when our ancestors were walking about wearingwoad.
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Woadwas a sort of antiseptic for those who went into battle; it was not normal dress.
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Woadwas replaced by true indigo as trade routes opened up, and both are now largely replaced by synthetic dyes.
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Indigo blue had the same chemical composition aswoad, but it was more concentrated and produced a richer and more stable blue.
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Woadand true indigo were used to produce indigo dye used to colour fabrics blue or indigo.
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Commercially produced indigo has replacedwoadas a dye (although seeds ofwoadcan still be obtained).
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The special manufacture was blue cloth, dyed, no doubt, withwoad, licence to grow which was asked in the neighbourhood in the 16th century.
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The rapid growth of the island, in this phase, was the result of the cultivation of wheat, and the growth in thewoadindustry.
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