| 单词 | woad |
| 释义 | woad (once / 41040 pages) n WORD FAMILY woad: woads USAGE EXAMPLESThere, gently patting earth around the moist roots, she planted the woad. Lois Lowry, Gathering Blue(2000) The city of Toulouse quickly established preeminence in the woad trade, and merchants 600 years ago built mansions with towers to show off their fortune. Washington Times(Aug 21, 2014) “I wonder you don’t just set fire to the Abbey and dance ‘round it, painted with woad and howling,” retorted Lady Violet, scoring early points. New York Times(Feb 03, 2014) 1n any of several herbs of the genus Isatis Hypo|Hyper Isatis tinctoria, dyer's woad European biennial formerly grown for the blue coloring matter yielded by its leaves herb, herbaceous plant a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests 2n a blue dyestuff obtained from the woad plant Hyper dye, dyestuff a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair |
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