单词 | woad vat |
释义 | > as lemmaswoad vat woad vat n. now chiefly historical a vat or tub in which woad is fermented and prepared for use as a dye, or in which wool or cloth is dyed using woad; = woad fat n. ΚΠ 1754 T. Smollett tr. Select Ess. Commerce, Agric., Mines, Fisheries 489 The ordinary greens, stained blue in a woad vat, and afterwards yellow,..are seldom uniform. 1778 J. Haigh Dyer's Assistant 19 A Woad-Vat may be set without the Addition of Indigo. 1865 H. Watts Dict. Chem. III. 252 Woad-vat. (Pastel-vat). 1968 R. J. Adrosko Nat. Dyes in U.S. i. 18 Great skill was required to develop the correct degree of fermentation in the woad vat due to great quality differences in the raw material. 2003 Oxoniensia 67 72 His dyehouse contained two copper furnaces (one great and one small), a brass vat and three woad vats. < as lemmas |
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