English to Hungarian Meaning of woad - festőfű


Woad :
festőfű
festőcsülleng
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Definitions of woad in English
Noun(1) a blue dyestuff obtained from the woad plant(2) any of several herbs of the genus Isatis
Examples of woad in English
(1) Caesar claimed far more widespread use of the blue dye woad , but this was used over the whole body and not for painting or tattooing patterns.(2) Industrial crops such as flax and dye-plants (madder, woad , and weld), and other cash crops such as coleseed, hops, and tobacco, increased revenue per hectare, enabling more people to live from the earnings of smaller plots.(3) ÔÇÿAll Britons dye themselves with woad which makes them blue,ÔÇÖ Caesar recorded, ÔÇÿso that in battle their appearance is more terrible.ÔÇÖ(4) Tirien knew that the woad plant could give a blue dye, but she didn't know it could be utilized for other purposes.(5) Woad robs the soil of nutrients, forcing medieval woad growers in Europe to move frequently in search of uncultivated land.(6) The distinctive blue dye used by the Picts to tattoo themselves came from the woad plant, which grows wild in the North of Britain.(7) Blues used in tartan cloth originally came from the native plant woad , which was also used as a form of ceremonial face and body paint by ancient Scots.(8) The early Celts are fun to draw, with blue woad tattoos, punk-like spiky hair and walrus-like moustaches.
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