woaden

English

Etymology

From woad +‎ -en. Compare Old English wǣden (“of woad, bluish, purple, woaden”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwəʊdən/
• Rhymes: -əʊdən

Adjective

woaden (comparative more woaden, superlative most woaden)

1. (archaic) Of or resembling the color of woad; bluish.
   • a. 1770, Thomas Chatterton, The Storie of William Canynge:

     No costly robes of woaden blue

Related terms

• woad