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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}.]
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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}.
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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It is now superseded by indigo, but is somewhat used with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.
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Their bodies . . . painted with woad in sundry
figures. --Milton.
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{Wild woad} (Bot.), the weld ({Reseda luteola}). See {Weld}.


{Woad mill}, a mill grinding and preparing woad.
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