woad

[ wohd ]

/ woʊd /

noun

a European plant, Isatis tinctoria, of the mustard family, formerly cultivated for a blue dye extracted from its leaves.

the dye extracted from this plant.

Origin of woad

before 1000; Middle English wode,Old English wād (cognate with German Waid); akin to French guède,Medieval Latin waizda<Germanic

Words nearby woad

WML, WMO, wnl, WNW, wo, woad, woaded, woadwaxen, woald, w.o.b., wobbegong

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Example sentences from the Web for woad

On her right, warriors, long-haired, mustached and painted with woad.
Nirvana Days|Cale Young Rice
If the woad was not given up, they threatened to destroy the whole of Guildford by fire the next morning.
Highways and Byways in Surrey|Eric Parker
As a last remonstrance, Furlong exclaimed, "And pewhaps this fellow can't wide, and don't know the woad."
Handy Andy, Volume One|Samuel Lover
It was also held to be good in many places for madder, hops, and woad.
The Land-War In Ireland (1870)|James Godkin

Years went on, and men clad in skins, and dyed blue with woad, came from the shores of Gaul.
Ruins and Old Trees, Associated with Memorable Events in English History|Mary Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for woad

woad

/ (wəʊd) /

noun

a European plant, Isatis tinctoria, formerly cultivated for its leaves, which yield a blue dye: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)See also dyer's-weed, dyer's rocket

the dye obtained from this plant, used esp by the ancient Britons, as a body dye

Word Origin for woad

Old English wād; related to Old High German weit; Middle Dutch wēd, Latin vitrum

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单词	woad
释义	woad [ wohd ] / woʊd / noun a European plant, Isatis tinctoria, of the mustard family, formerly cultivated for a blue dye extracted from its leaves. the dye extracted from this plant. Origin of woad before 1000; Middle English wode,Old English wād (cognate with German Waid); akin to French guède,Medieval Latin waizda<Germanic Words nearby woad WML, WMO, wnl, WNW, wo, woad, woaded, woadwaxen, woald, w.o.b., wobbegong Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for woad On her right, warriors, long-haired, mustached and painted with woad. Nirvana Days\|Cale Young Rice If the woad was not given up, they threatened to destroy the whole of Guildford by fire the next morning. Highways and Byways in Surrey\|Eric Parker As a last remonstrance, Furlong exclaimed, "And pewhaps this fellow can't wide, and don't know the woad." Handy Andy, Volume One\|Samuel Lover It was also held to be good in many places for madder, hops, and woad. The Land-War In Ireland (1870)\|James Godkin Years went on, and men clad in skins, and dyed blue with woad, came from the shores of Gaul. Ruins and Old Trees, Associated with Memorable Events in English History\|Mary Roberts British Dictionary definitions for woad woad / (wəʊd) / noun a European plant, Isatis tinctoria, formerly cultivated for its leaves, which yield a blue dye: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)See also dyer's-weed, dyer's rocket the dye obtained from this plant, used esp by the ancient Britons, as a body dye Word Origin for woad Old English wād; related to Old High German weit; Middle Dutch wēd, Latin vitrum Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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