woad

/wohd/US // woʊd //UK // (wəʊd) //

菘蓝,菘草,菘菜,菘青

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a European plant, Isatis tinctoria, of the mustard family, formerly cultivated for a blue dye extracted from its leaves.
- : the dye extracted from this plant.

Weld is a totally distinct word from woad, but most dictionaries confound them.
On this site the flint knappers are still at work, using practically the same rude tool as their primitive woad-painted ancestors.
There is another ore of manganese, called black woad, which inflames spontaneously when mixed with oil.
The ancient Briton must have vied with his neighbor in different designs with the woad plant.
No dressmaker's or tailor's bills; or at the least, very small ones; for "woad" could not ruin us very much.