dyer's-weed

[dahy-erz-weed]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any of various plants yielding dyes, as the weld, Reseda luteola, the dyeweed, Genista tinctoria, or the woad, Isatis tinctoria.

dyer's-weed

noun

any of several plants that yield a dye, such as woad, dyer's rocket, and dyer's-greenweed

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dyer's-weed¹

First recorded in 1570–80

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Example Sentences

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They are said also to have been used by the Highlanders for dyeing woollen yarn yellow, and other colours are asserted to have been obtained from them, but some writers appear to confuse the dyer’s-weed, Genista tinctoria, with the heather.

From

Dyer's-weed, Resēda Luteŏla, a British plant of the same genus as mignonette, otherwise called Yellow-weed, Weld, or Woad, nat. ord.

From

DYER'S-WEED, or WELD.—Is often confounded with Woad, but is altogether a very different plant.

From

dyer's rocket dyer's woodruff

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