Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A dye: same as arnotto.
Examples
“When a Caraib died he was immediately painted all over with _roucou_, and had his mustachios and the black streaks in his face made with a black paint, which was different from that used in their lifetime.”
An Introduction to the mortuary customs of the North American Indians
“The _roucou_ not only preserved them from the sun, air, and insects during their lifetime, but probably had the same effect after death.”
An Introduction to the mortuary customs of the North American Indians
“They paint themselves with the roucou, sweetly perfumed with hayawa or accaiari.”
“_roucou_ not only preserved them from the sun, air, and insects during their lifetime, but probably had the same effect after death.”
A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians
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