单词 | woad-painted |
释义 | > as lemmaswoad-painted woad-painted adj. ΚΠ 1786 C. Vallancey Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis IV. xiii. Pref. p. xix These Peacti or Pactyæ, are not the Picti or woad painted Britons, (the Welsh) described by Cæsar. 1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn II. xliv. 105 But how could those woad-painted fighters withstand the skill..of our legionaries? 2015 Sc. Express (Nexis) 10 May 30 The aim of the strategy will be to persuade voters south of the Border that the Nats..are not merely a warband of woad-painted whack-jobs intent only on tearing the country apart. < as lemmas |
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