- Dyer's weed
- Dyer Dy"er, n.
One whose occupation is to dye cloth and the like.
[1913 Webster]
{dyer's rocket}, {Dyer's weed}. Same as {Dyer's broom}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
{dyer's rocket}, {Dyer's weed}. Same as {Dyer's broom}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
dyer's-weed — [dī′ərzwēd΄] n. any of a number of plants that yield a dyestuff, as woadwaxen or dyer s woad … English World dictionary
dyer's-weed — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun (plural dyer s weeds) 1. : any of several dye yielding plants (as the dyer s rocket, the woodwaxen, the dyer s woad) 2. : any of certain plants of the genus Solidago ( … Useful english dictionary
dyer's-weed — /duy euhrz weed /, n. any of various plants yielding dyes, as the weld, Reseda luteola, the dyeweed, Genista tinctoria, or the woad, Isatis tinctoria. [1570 80] * * * … Universalium
dyer's-weed — n. Green broom, green weed (Genista tinctoria) … New dictionary of synonyms
dyer's weed — n. solidago rugosa, herb whose yellow flowers are used in dyeing … English contemporary dictionary
dyer's weed — noun eastern North American herb whose yellow flowers are (or were) used in dyeing • Syn: ↑Solidago rugosa • Hypernyms: ↑goldenrod … Useful english dictionary
dyer's broom — dyer s broom, dyer s broom dyer s broom . small Eurasian shrub ({Genista tinctoria}) having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England and U.S.; sometimes grown as an ornamental. Syn: woodwaxen, dyer s greenweed, dyer… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dyer's-broom — dyer s broom, dyer s broom dyer s broom . small Eurasian shrub ({Genista tinctoria}) having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England and U.S.; sometimes grown as an ornamental. Syn: woodwaxen, dyer s greenweed, dyer… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dyer — Dy er, n. One whose occupation is to dye cloth and the like. [1913 Webster] {dyer s rocket}, {Dyer s weed}. Same as {Dyer s broom}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dyer's rocket — Dyer Dy er, n. One whose occupation is to dye cloth and the like. [1913 Webster] {dyer s rocket}, {Dyer s weed}. Same as {Dyer s broom}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English