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dyewood

[ dahy-wood ]

noun

  1. any wood yielding a coloring matter used for dyeing. dyeing.


dyewood

/ ˈdaɪˌwʊd /

noun

  1. any wood, such as brazil, from which dyes and pigments can be obtained


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dyewood1

First recorded in 1690–1700; dye + wood 1

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Example Sentences

At that time parties of English dyewood and mahogany cutters, many of whom had been pirates, established themselves at Belize.

Barwood, a dyewood obtained from Pterocarpus angolensis, a tall tree of West Africa.

It had come to protect the boats which landed the men who cut the Campeachy dyewood.

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