woad
IPA: wˈoʊd
noun
- (countable) The plant Isatis tinctoria.
- (countable and uncountable) The blue vat dye made from the leaves of the plant through partial drying and fermentation.
verb
- To plant or cultivate woad.
- To dye with woad.
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Examples of "woad" in Sentences
- The island prospered with exports of wheat and woad.
- He explored the biotechnology process behind woad fermentation.
- Both woad and lichen were very popular in central Europe as a dye.
- Influenced by in sense of to drench or submerge completely in woad .
- But, they used to paint themselves with woad and dance around trees too.
- He was an expert on natural dyes and grew plants such as madder and woad.
- Small amounts of woad are now grown in UK and France to supply craft dyers.
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