woad
pronunciation
How to pronounce woad in British English:
UK [wəʊd]
How to pronounce woad in American English:
US [woʊd]
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- Noun:
- a blue dyestuff obtained from the woad plant
- any of several herbs of the genus Isatis
Word Origin
- woad (n.)
- Old English wad "woad," also the blue dye made from its leaves, from Proto-Germanic *waido- (cognates: Danish vaid, Old Frisian wed, Middle Dutch wede, Dutch wede, Old High German weit, German Waid "woad"), perhaps cognate with Latin vitrium "glass" (see vitreous). Formerly much cultivated; since superseded by indigo. French guède, Italian guado are Germanic loan-words.