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Woad
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What's The Definition Of Woad?
[n] any of several herbs of the genus Isatis
[n] a blue dyestuff obtained from the woad plant Synonyms | Synonyms for Woad: Related Terms | Find terms related to Woad: See Also | dye | dyer's woad | dyestuff | genus Isatis | herb | herbaceous plant | Isatis | Isatis tinctoria Woad In Webster's Dictionary \Woad\, n. [OE. wod, AS. w[=a]d; akin to D. weede, G. waid,
OHG. weit, Dan. vaid, veid, Sw. veide, L. vitrum.] [Written
also {wad}, and {wade}.]
1. (Bot.) An herbaceous cruciferous plant ({Isatis
tinctoria}). It was formerly cultivated for the blue
coloring matter derived from its leaves.
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is now superseded by indigo, but is somewhat used with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.
Their bodies . . . painted with woad in sundry
figures. --Milton.
{Wild woad} (Bot.), the weld ({Reseda luteola}). See {Weld}.
{Woad mill}, a mill grinding and preparing woad.
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