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woaden

/ˈwəʊdən/

woaden adjective: of or resembling the color of woad; bluish.

Adjective

woaden (comparative more woaden, superlative most woaden)

  1. (archaic) Of or resembling the color of woad; bluish.
    • No costly robes of woaden bluea. 1770, Thomas Chatterton, The Storie of William Canynge

Forms of woaden

comparativemore woaden
superlativemost woaden

Origin of woaden

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

Words that rhyme with woaden

Questions about woaden

What does woaden mean?
Woaden means of or resembling the color of woad; bluish.
What part of speech is woaden?
Woaden is an adjective.
How do you pronounce woaden?
Woaden is pronounced /ˈwəʊdən/.

Words near woaden in the dictionary

  1. woa
  2. woad
  3. woad-waxen
  4. woad-waxens
  5. woaded
  6. woaden
  7. woader
  8. woaders
  9. woadie
  10. woadies
  11. woading

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