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Is Urine Used to Make Dye?

In the sixteenth century, specific chamber pots and urinoles were actually set aside to collect urine. Urine has also been used to directly make dyes. Wode is an indigo like color. It can be made from fermenting the leaves of the wode plant in urine. Is dye making? Still urine? Havy situation? I do not believe so.

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