| 单词 | woadman |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswoadman woadman n. now historical and rare a person (esp. a man) who grows or cultivates woad or prepares it for use as a dye.Recorded earliest as a surname. ΚΠ 1296 in G. Fransson Middle Eng. Surnames (1935) 107 (MED) Symon le Wademan. 1375 in G. Otto Handwerkernamen in Mittelengl. (1938) 88 Waddeman. a1450 in L. T. Smith York Plays (1885) p. xxvi Wadmen. 1652 W. Blith Eng. Improver Improved xxxv. 230 The Woad-man will make you up three or four sorts of Woad, according as he intends to friend a Customer. 1778 J. Haigh Dyer's Assistant 15 Woadman..is the Name given to the Journeyman Dyer, whose principal Business is to conduct the Woad. 1847 Farmer's Mag. June 543/2 It is land of this quality which is so much sought after by woadmen, chiccory growers, peppermint distillers. 2014 S. Orr New Amer. Herbal 359/1 The woadmen..harvested and worked with the plant until their hands and arms were stained blue-black. < as lemmas |
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