woady

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From woad +‎ -y.

Adjective

[edit]

woady (comparative more woady, superlative most woady)

  1. Resembling woad.
    • 1846, William Barnes, Poems, Partly of Rural Life, page 70:
      There the blue woady streaks
      On their arms and their cheeks,
      And their bows, I seem'd to behold.