rock moss
rock n . . . they made use of natural dyes for colouring rags. [ [mat rags] ] One informant said: "I can remember when they used to go down and pick the rock moss and render it out and get the colour for the mats. They used to do that for to "fill 'em out" you know. "[i.e.,...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/68723 2023-12-31T10:19:24+01:00 rock moss image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/68723 eng eng R 1972 MURRAY Traditional Role of Women 274-5 Elliston References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15979 R_15979_rock n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/68723 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 rock n . . . they made use of natural dyes for colouring rags. [ [mat rags] ] One informant said: "I can remember when they used to go down and pick the rock moss and render it out and get the colour for the mats. They used to do that for to "fill 'em out" you know. "[i.e., the background colour] The rock moss used was the greyish-green scaley lichen which is found in abundance on the big rocks in the area. "They'd boil it away till it steeped out good. . . " . . . The colour obtained by this process/ was a "barky" colour (i.e., a light rust-brown). W. J. KIRWIN MAR 1973 JH MAR 1973 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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rock n . . . they made use of natural dyes for colouring rags. [ [mat rags] ] One informant said: "I can remember when they used to go down and pick the rock moss and render it out and get the colour for the mats. They used to do that for to "fill 'em out" you know. "[i.e., the background colour] The rock moss used was the greyish-green scaley lichen which is found in abundance on the big rocks in the area. "They'd boil it away till it steeped out good. . . " . . . The colour obtained by this process/ was a "barky" colour (i.e., a light rust-brown). W. J. KIRWIN MAR 1973 JH MAR 1973 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn |
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R 1972 MURRAY Traditional Role of Women 274-5 Elliston References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 15979 R_15979_rock n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/68723 |
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