woad
/woʊd/
noun
- A plant (Isatis tinctoria) whose leaves are used to make a blue dye.
- The farmer grew woad in his field for the natural dye industry.
- Ancient Britons used woad to dye their bodies blue before battle.
- Woad produces a rich blue color that was highly valued in medieval Europe.
- The blue dye obtained from the leaves of the woad plant.
- The fabric was soaked in woad until it turned a beautiful sky blue.
- Before indigo became common, woad was the main source of blue dye.
- The artist used woad to create a deep blue pigment for her painting.