dyer's-weed

dy·er's-weed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dahy-erz-weed]
- /ˈdaɪ ərzˌwid/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dahy-erz-weed]
- /ˈdaɪ ərzˌwid/

Definitions of dyer's-weed word

noun dyer's-weed any of various plants yielding dyes, as the weld, Reseda luteola, the dyeweed, Genista tinctoria, or the woad, Isatis tinctoria. 1
noun dyer's-weed any of several plants that yield a dye, such as woad, dyer's rocket, and dyer's-greenweed 0
noun dyer's-weed any of a number of plants that yield a dyestuff, as woadwaxen or dyer's woad 0

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Origin of dyer's-weed

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

First recorded in 1570-80

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Parts of speech for Dyer's-weed

noun

adjective

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adverb

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dyer's-weed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.