Definitions for WOAD
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. woadnoun

   a blue dyestuff obtained from the woad plant

2. woadnoun

   any of several herbs of the genus Isatis

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. woadnoun

   Common name of the plant Isatis tinctoria whose leaves are used to make a blue dye.

2. woadnoun

   The dye made from the plant Isatis tinctoria.

3. woadverb

   to plant or cultivate woad

4. woadverb

   to dye with woad

5. Etymology: From wode, from wad, from waidan, from wAit-. Cognate with wed, weed, Waid.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Woadnoun

   A plant.

   Etymology: wad , Saxon

   The flower consists of four leaves, which are disposed in form of a cross; out of whose flower cup rises the pointal, which afterwards turns to a fruit in the shape of a tongue, flat at the edge, gaping two ways, having but one cell, in which is contained for the most part one oblong seed; is cultivated in England for the use of dyers, who use it for laying the foundation of many colours. Philip Miller.

   In times of old, when British nymphs were known
   To love no foreign fashions like their own;
   When dress was monstrous, and fig-leaves the mode,
   And quality put on no paint but woad. Samuel Garth.

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1. woad

   Woad is a plant, Isatis tinctoria, of the mustard family, historically grown in Europe for its dark blue dye, which is extracted from the leaves. This dye was used extensively in textile production until the advent of synthetic dyes. The term "woad" can also refer to the dye itself.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Woadnoun

   an herbaceous cruciferous plant (Isatis tinctoria). It was formerly cultivated for the blue coloring matter derived from its leaves

2. Woadnoun

   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 It is now superseded by indigo, but is somewhat used with indigo as a ferment in dyeing

3. Etymology: [OE. wod, AS. wd; akin to D. weede, G. waid, OHG. weit, Dan. vaid, veid, Sw. veide, L. vitrum.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Woad

   wōd, n. a genus of cruciferous plants, whose few species are mostly natives of the countries around the Mediterranean—Dyer's woad yields a good and very permanent dye, but is now largely superseded by indigo.—adj. Woad′ed, dyed blue with woad. [A.S. wád; Ger. waid; L. vitrum.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of WOAD in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

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   The numerical value of WOAD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=WOAD
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Woad
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=WOAD
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/WOAD
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=WOAD