1628 O. Felltham xiii. sig. K3 Styx, and black-wau'd Acheron.
1882 W. Allan 15 Up on the wind-swept bridge the sea-beaten captain stood, Scanning the black rack's lour, which trailed on the black-waved flood.
1996 S. J. Ostrander lvi. 183 Barrens are also prime habitats for rare butterflies and moths, such as the..frosted elfin, and black-waved flannel moth.