Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, February 23rd, 2025
the Seventh Sunday after Epiphany
There are 56 days til Easter!
Attention!
StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Dictionaries
Woad

Webster's Dictionary

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Prev Entry
Wo
Next Entry
Woad-Waxen
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

(1):

(n.) An herbaceous cruciferous plant (Isatis tinctoria). It was formerly cultivated for the blue coloring matter derived from its leaves.

(2):

(n.) 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 It is now superseded by indigo, but is somewhat used with indigo as a ferment in dyeing.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Woad'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/woad.html. 1828.
 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile