woaded

English

Etymology

From woad ‎ -ed.

Adjective

woaded (comparative more woaded, superlative most woaded)

1. Coloured or stained with woad; woaden
   • 1847, Alfred Tennyson, “Part 2”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC:

     Man tattoed or woaded, winter-clad in skins.

Verb

woaded

1. simple past and past participle of woad
   • 1776, Temple H. Croker, Thomas Williams, Samuel Clarke, Dye, entry in The Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Volume 1, page 49 or 50,

     The piece which has only been woaded will be sound bluish, with somewhat of a dull green ; if it have been both woaded and maddered, it will be of a tan or minim colour; and if it have been neither woaded nor maddered, its colour will be dunniſh, between yellow and ſallow.

   • 1968, Eric Kerridge, The Agricultural Revolution, page 210:

     The field was then laid to grass and after a dozen years could be woaded again.

References

• “woaded”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.