old world plant of the mustard family that was formerly cultivated for the blue dye derived from its leaves; blue dye derived from the woad plant
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Woad Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
An herbaceous cruciferous plant (Isatis tinctoria). It was formerly cultivated for the blue coloring matter derived from its leaves.
An herbaceous cruciferous plant (Isatis tinctoria). It was formerly cultivated for the blue coloring matter derived from its leaves.
(n.)
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 It is now superseded by indigo, but is somewhat used with indigo as a ferment in dyeing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA 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 It is now superseded by indigo, but is somewhat used with indigo as a ferment in dyeing.
woad
\woad\ (?), n. [oe. wod, as. wād; 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 it is now superseded by indigo, but is somewhat used with indigo as a ferment in dyeing.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.
similar words(3)
woad mill
woad-waxen
wild woad
Gweddlys = n. the herb woad
Lliwlys = n. dying plant, woad
Melen-gu = n. the woad
Melsugyn = n. woad, glustum
Noun
1. a blue dyestuff obtained from the woad plant
(hypernym) dye, dyestuff
2. any of several herbs of the genus Isatis
(hypernym) herb, herbaceous plant
(hyponym) dyer's woad, Isatis tinctoria
(member-holonym) Isatis, genus Isatis
Woad Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
WOAD or Woad may refer to:
- Woad, the common name of the flowering plant Isatis tinctoria in the family Brassicaceae
- WOAD (AM), a radio station (1300 AM) licensed to Jackson, Mississippi, United States
- WZNO, a radio station (105.9 FM) licensed to Pickens, Mississippi, United States, which held the call sign WOAD-FM from January 2004 to July 2009
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Isatis tinctoria, with Woad (; or glastum) as the common name, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It is commonly called dyer's woad, and sometimes incorrectly listed as Isatis indigotica (a newer and invalid name for the same plant). It is occasionally known as Asp of Jerusalem. Woad is also the name of a blue dye produced from the leaves of the plant.
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