Definition of woad in English:

woad

noun wəʊdwoʊd

mass noun

1A yellow-flowered European plant of the cabbage family. It was formerly widely grown in Britain as a source of blue dye, which was extracted from the leaves after they had been dried, powdered, and fermented.
Isatis tinctoria, family Cruciferae
Example sentencesExamples
- The distinctive blue dye used by the Picts to tattoo themselves came from the woad plant, which grows wild in the North of Britain.
- Woad robs the soil of nutrients, forcing medieval woad growers in Europe to move frequently in search of uncultivated land.
- Tirien knew that the woad plant could give a blue dye, but she didn't know it could be utilized for other purposes.
- Industrial crops such as flax and dye-plants (madder, woad, and weld), and other cash crops such as coleseed, hops, and tobacco, increased revenue per hectare, enabling more people to live from the earnings of smaller plots.
- Blues used in tartan cloth originally came from the native plant woad, which was also used as a form of ceremonial face and body paint by ancient Scots.
1. 1.1 Dye obtained from the woad plant, now superseded by synthetic products.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The early Celts are fun to draw, with blue woad tattoos, punk-like spiky hair and walrus-like moustaches.
  ‘All Britons dye themselves with woad which makes them blue,’ Caesar recorded, ‘so that in battle their appearance is more terrible.’
  Caesar claimed far more widespread use of the blue dye woad, but this was used over the whole body and not for painting or tattooing patterns.

Origin

Old English wād, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wede and German Waid.

Rhymes

abode, bestrode, bode, code, commode, corrode, download, encode, erode, explode, forebode, goad, implode, load, lode, middle-of-the-road, mode, node, ode, offload, outrode, road, rode, sarod, Spode, strode, toad, upload

Definition of woad in US English:

woad

nounwōdwoʊd

1A yellow-flowered European plant of the cabbage family. It was formerly grown as a source of blue dye, which was extracted from the leaves after they had been dried, powdered, and fermented.
Isatis tinctoria, family Brassicaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- Industrial crops such as flax and dye-plants (madder, woad, and weld), and other cash crops such as coleseed, hops, and tobacco, increased revenue per hectare, enabling more people to live from the earnings of smaller plots.
- Blues used in tartan cloth originally came from the native plant woad, which was also used as a form of ceremonial face and body paint by ancient Scots.
- Tirien knew that the woad plant could give a blue dye, but she didn't know it could be utilized for other purposes.
- Woad robs the soil of nutrients, forcing medieval woad growers in Europe to move frequently in search of uncultivated land.
- The distinctive blue dye used by the Picts to tattoo themselves came from the woad plant, which grows wild in the North of Britain.
1. 1.1 Dye obtained from the woad plant, now superseded by synthetic products.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The early Celts are fun to draw, with blue woad tattoos, punk-like spiky hair and walrus-like moustaches.
  Caesar claimed far more widespread use of the blue dye woad, but this was used over the whole body and not for painting or tattooing patterns.
  ‘All Britons dye themselves with woad which makes them blue,’ Caesar recorded, ‘so that in battle their appearance is more terrible.’

Origin

Old English wād, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wede and German Waid.

单词	woad
释义	Definition of woad in English: woad noun wəʊdwoʊd mass noun 1A yellow-flowered European plant of the cabbage family. It was formerly widely grown in Britain as a source of blue dye, which was extracted from the leaves after they had been dried, powdered, and fermented. Isatis tinctoria, family Cruciferae Example sentencesExamples The distinctive blue dye used by the Picts to tattoo themselves came from the woad plant, which grows wild in the North of Britain. Woad robs the soil of nutrients, forcing medieval woad growers in Europe to move frequently in search of uncultivated land. Tirien knew that the woad plant could give a blue dye, but she didn't know it could be utilized for other purposes. Industrial crops such as flax and dye-plants (madder, woad, and weld), and other cash crops such as coleseed, hops, and tobacco, increased revenue per hectare, enabling more people to live from the earnings of smaller plots. Blues used in tartan cloth originally came from the native plant woad, which was also used as a form of ceremonial face and body paint by ancient Scots. 1.1 Dye obtained from the woad plant, now superseded by synthetic products. Example sentencesExamples The early Celts are fun to draw, with blue woad tattoos, punk-like spiky hair and walrus-like moustaches. ‘All Britons dye themselves with woad which makes them blue,’ Caesar recorded, ‘so that in battle their appearance is more terrible.’ Caesar claimed far more widespread use of the blue dye woad, but this was used over the whole body and not for painting or tattooing patterns. Origin Old English wād, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wede and German Waid. Rhymes abode, bestrode, bode, code, commode, corrode, download, encode, erode, explode, forebode, goad, implode, load, lode, middle-of-the-road, mode, node, ode, offload, outrode, road, rode, sarod, Spode, strode, toad, upload Definition of woad in US English: woad nounwōdwoʊd 1A yellow-flowered European plant of the cabbage family. It was formerly grown as a source of blue dye, which was extracted from the leaves after they had been dried, powdered, and fermented. Isatis tinctoria, family Brassicaceae Example sentencesExamples Industrial crops such as flax and dye-plants (madder, woad, and weld), and other cash crops such as coleseed, hops, and tobacco, increased revenue per hectare, enabling more people to live from the earnings of smaller plots. Blues used in tartan cloth originally came from the native plant woad, which was also used as a form of ceremonial face and body paint by ancient Scots. Tirien knew that the woad plant could give a blue dye, but she didn't know it could be utilized for other purposes. Woad robs the soil of nutrients, forcing medieval woad growers in Europe to move frequently in search of uncultivated land. The distinctive blue dye used by the Picts to tattoo themselves came from the woad plant, which grows wild in the North of Britain. 1.1 Dye obtained from the woad plant, now superseded by synthetic products. Example sentencesExamples The early Celts are fun to draw, with blue woad tattoos, punk-like spiky hair and walrus-like moustaches. Caesar claimed far more widespread use of the blue dye woad, but this was used over the whole body and not for painting or tattooing patterns. ‘All Britons dye themselves with woad which makes them blue,’ Caesar recorded, ‘so that in battle their appearance is more terrible.’ Origin Old English wād, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wede and German Waid.
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