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Wild woad
Woad Woad, n. [OE. wod, AS. w[=a]d; 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 It is now superseded by indigo, but is somewhat used with indigo as a ferment in dyeing.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. --Milton. Wild woad (Bot.), the weld (Reseda luteola). See Weld. Woad mill, a mill grinding and preparing woad.

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- "National Anthem of the Ancient Britons", also known as "Woad" or "The Woad Ode", is a humorous song, set to the tune of "Men of Harlech". It first became...
- species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names woad-leaved ragwort, holly-leaved senecio, and pink ragwort. A tall perennial...
- perhaps providing the largest volume of vegetable oils of any species. Woad (Isatis tinctoria) was used in the past to produce a blue textile dye (indigo)...
- common, such as skirret. Plants such as wild garlic, nettles and watercress may have been gathered in the wild. The pastoral economy meant that hides and...
- the name of Wadelle, or Wade****e. This name means "the hill where woad grows". Woad (Isatis tinctoria) was important as a source of indigo blue textile...
- luxury items in the ancient and medieval world. Plant-based dyes such as woad (Isatis tinctoria), indigo, saffron, and madder were important trade goods...
- 132 146 146 H200L60C05 North Cape Grey 200° 60% 10% 122 149 149 H200L60C10 Woad Indigo 200° 60% 15% 108 152 152 H200L60C15 Jugendstil Turquoise 200° 60%...
- Koo's wild shot off ad board in water to green drew notable reaction". awfulannouncing.com. Golba, Justin (April 21, 2024). "Jasmine Koo and Lottie Woad record...
- events of the poem occurred in universe. Alastair White's fashion-opera WOAD adapts the ballad to explore the implications of multiverse theory. List...
- the area of the main summit in the south. Isatis tinctoria ssp. athoa, a woad subspecies, and Viola athois are named after Mount Athos. Mount Athos is...