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单词 staneraw
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stanerawn.adj.

Brit. /ˈsteɪnrɔː/, U.S. /ˈsteɪnrɔ/, /ˈsteɪnrɑ/, Scottish English /ˈstenrɔ/
Forms: Also 1800s staniraw, steinraw.
Etymology: < stane stone n. + raw < Old English ragu lichen. Compare Scots aikraw lichen ( < aik = oak).
Scottish.
A. n.
The stone-lichen Parmelia saxatilis, used for dyeing (see quot. 1861).
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the world > plants > particular plants > lichen > [noun] > leaf-lichens
rose lichen1777
staneraw1777
stone-raw1802
leaf lichen1846
the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used in dyeing > lichens or fungi used in dyeing > [noun] > stone-lichen
staneraw1777
stone-raw1802
the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > colouring matter > [noun] > dyes and dyestuffs
staneraw1777
walnut-peel1815
naphtha-brown1874
chromogen1892
1777 J. Lightfoot Flora Scotica II. 816 [Lichen saxatilis] Staneraw. Scotis australibus.
1806 P. Neill Tour Orkney & Shetl. 50 Lichen saxatilis..throughout the north of Scotland called Steinraw.
1861 H. Macmillan Footnotes from Nature 118 The common stone lichen..is still collected abundantly by the Scottish peasantry, under the name of staneraw, to dye woollen stuff of a dirty purple or reddish-brown colour.
B. adj.
Dyed reddish-brown with staneraw.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > making or becoming brown > [adjective] > made brown > dyed or stained brown
staneraw1820
bistred1876
1820 J. Hogg Winter Evening Tales I. 316 The staniraw stockings and red garters, in his hurry, he took in his teeth.
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n.adj.1777
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