- woad|wax|en
- woad|wax|en «WOHD WAK suhn», noun.an Old-World yellow-flowered shrub of the pea family; dye-weed; dyer's-broom. Its flowers were formerly used as the source of a yellow dye. Also, woodwaxen.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
woad|wax|en
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woad — woad·er; woad·man; woad; woad·wax·en; woad·wax; … English syllables
Woad-waxen — Woad wax en, n. [Cf. {Wood wax}.] (Bot.) A leguminous plant ({Genista tinctoria}) of Europe and Russian Asia, and adventitious in America; called also {greenwood}, {greenweed}, {dyer s greenweed}, and {whin}, {wood wash}, {wood wax}, and {wood… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wax — Car·bo·wax; chafe·wax; de·wax; pax·wax; wax; wax·berry; wax·er; wax·er·man; wax·haw; wax·i·ly; wax·i·ness; wax·man; woad·wax·en; wood·wax·en; bees·wax; de·wax·able; woad·wax; … English syllables
wood-wax — Woad waxen Woad wax en, n. [Cf. {Wood wax}.] (Bot.) A leguminous plant ({Genista tinctoria}) of Europe and Russian Asia, and adventitious in America; called also {greenwood}, {greenweed}, {dyer s greenweed}, and {whin}, {wood wash}, {wood wax},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wax — 1. noun /wæks/ a) Beeswax. ‘Thats him to a T,’ she would murmur; or, ‘Just wait till he reads this’; or, ‘Ah, wont that put him in a wax!’ b) Earwax. Syn: beeswax, cerumen, earwax, polish … Wiktionary
woad — n. Weld, dyer s weed, woad waxen, wood waxen, wood wax, dyer s broom (Genista tinctoria) … New dictionary of synonyms
wood-wax — n.; (also wood waxen) Weld, woad, dyer s weed, dyer s broom, woad waxen (Genista tinctoria) … New dictionary of synonyms
woadwax — woad·wax … English syllables
woadwaxen — woad·wax·en … English syllables
dyer's greenweed — Woad waxen Woad wax en, n. [Cf. {Wood wax}.] (Bot.) A leguminous plant ({Genista tinctoria}) of Europe and Russian Asia, and adventitious in America; called also {greenwood}, {greenweed}, {dyer s greenweed}, and {whin}, {wood wash}, {wood wax},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
