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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
woad \woad\, n. oe. wod, as. w=ad; akin to d. weede, g. waid,
ohg. weit, dan. vaid, veid, sw. veide, l. vitrum. written
also wad, and wade.
1913 webster
1. bot. an herbaceous cruciferous plant isatis
tinctoria of the family cruciferae syn.
brassicaceae. it was formerly cultivated for the blue
coloring matter derived from its leaves. see isatin.
1913 webster
2. a blue dyestuff, or coloring matter, consisting of the
powdered and fermented leaves of the isatis tinctoria.
it is now superseded by indigo, but is somewhat used with
indigo as a ferment in dyeing.
1913 webster
their bodies . . . painted with woad in sundry
figures. --milton.
1913 webster
wild woad bot., the weld reseda luteola. see weld.
woad mill, a mill grinding and preparing woad.
1913 webster
see also:
wad wade isatis tinctoria cruciferae brassicaceae isatin
isatis tinctoria wild woad reseda luteola weld woad mill
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