Definition of Woad
n.
1.
1.
(Bot.)
An
herbaceous
cruciferous
plant
(
Isatis
tinctoria
)
of
the
family
Cruciferae
(
syn
.
Brassicaceae
).
It
was
formerly
cultivated
for
the
blue
coloring
matter
derived
from
its
leaves
.
See
isatin
.
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superseded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
.
Related Words
dye
,
dyestuff
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