moll-; mow-dow

moldow Years ago the housewife had to make her own dye as well as many other things. Since they had to spin their own wool, it needed dyeing. This dye was obtained by boiling "mow-dow" (lichens gotten off rocks) in water for two or three days. The result was a rusty colored water. After th...

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Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58434
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/58434 2023-12-31T10:19:29+01:00 moll-; mow-dow image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58434 eng eng M Frederick G. Bonnell, 69-28/37 Lamaline References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14103 M_14103_moldow http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58434 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:32Z moldow Years ago the housewife had to make her own dye as well as many other things. Since they had to spin their own wool, it needed dyeing. This dye was obtained by boiling "mow-dow" (lichens gotten off rocks) in water for two or three days. The result was a rusty colored water. After the water was sufficiently colored the mow-dow was strained out of it and a handful of salt was added to the colored water for every gallon. This water was then used to dye the wool used for knitting all sorts of clothes for the family. This was practiced during the 1930's and before when people were too poor to buy their own dye. The color it dyed was a rusty colored brown, (a sort of tan color). DNE-cit JH 10/71 Used I and Sup Used I 3 used I Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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collection Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
moll-; mow-dow
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description moldow Years ago the housewife had to make her own dye as well as many other things. Since they had to spin their own wool, it needed dyeing. This dye was obtained by boiling "mow-dow" (lichens gotten off rocks) in water for two or three days. The result was a rusty colored water. After the water was sufficiently colored the mow-dow was strained out of it and a handful of salt was added to the colored water for every gallon. This water was then used to dye the wool used for knitting all sorts of clothes for the family. This was practiced during the 1930's and before when people were too poor to buy their own dye. The color it dyed was a rusty colored brown, (a sort of tan color). DNE-cit JH 10/71 Used I and Sup Used I 3 used I
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title moll-; mow-dow
title_short moll-; mow-dow
title_full moll-; mow-dow
title_fullStr moll-; mow-dow
title_full_unstemmed moll-; mow-dow
title_sort moll-; mow-dow
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/58434
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation M
Frederick G. Bonnell, 69-28/37
Lamaline
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
14103
M_14103_moldow
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