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• 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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) An herbaceous cruciferous plant ({Isatis tinctoria}) of the family… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Woad mill — 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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) An herbaceous cruciferous plant ({Isatis tinctoria}) of the family… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Indigo — In di*go, n.; pl. {Indigoes}. [F. indigo, Sp. indigo, indico, L. indicum indigo, fr. Indicus Indian. See {Indian}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A kind of deep blue, one of the seven prismatic colors. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) A blue dyestuff obtained from… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• woad — O.E. wad, from P.Gmc. *waido (Cf. Dan. vaid, O.Fris. wed, M.Du. wede, Du. wede, O.H.G. weit, Ger. Waid woad ), probably cognate with L. vitrium glass (see VITREOUS (Cf. vitreous)). Old type of blue dye processed from plant leaves …   Etymology dictionary

• Indigo — This article is about the color. For other uses, see Indigo (disambiguation). Indigo   Spectral coordinates  Wavelength …   Wikipedia

• Indigo dye — chembox Name = Indigo ImageFile = Indian indigo dye lump.jpg ImageSize = 200px ImageName = Lump of Indian indigo dye ImageFile1 = Indigo.svg ImageSize1 = 200px ImageName1 = Indigo OtherNames = 2,2’ Bis(2,3 dihydro 3 oxoindolyliden), Indigotin… …   Wikipedia

• woad — /wohd/, n. 1. a European plant, Isatis tinctoria, of the mustard family, formerly cultivated for a blue dye extracted from its leaves. 2. the dye extracted from this plant. [bef. 1000; ME wode, OE wad (c. G Waid); akin to F guède, ML waizda …   Universalium

• woad vat — noun : a vat containing woad for reducing natural indigo by fermentation …   Useful english dictionary

• indigo — 1. noun /ˈɪn.dɪˌɡəʊ,ˈɪndɪˌɡoʊ/ a) A purplish blue colour b) A blue dye obtained from certain plants (the indigo plant or woad), or a similar synthetic dye. See Also: indican, indicolite, indium …   Wiktionary

• woad — n. hist. 1 a cruciferous plant, Isatis tinctoria, yielding a blue dye now superseded by indigo. 2 the dye obtained from this. Etymology: OE wad f. Gmc …   Useful english dictionary

• 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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) An herbaceous cruciferous plant ({Isatis tinctoria}) of the family… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English