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dyewood
[ dahy-wood ]
/ ˈdaɪˌwʊd /
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Words nearby dyewood
dyer's-weed, dyer's woodruff, dye sensitizing, dyestuff, dye transfer, dyewood, Dyfed, dying, dyke, dykon, Dylan
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How to use dyewood in a sentence
At that time parties of English dyewood and mahogany cutters, many of whom had been pirates, established themselves at Belize.
The Colonies 1492-1750|Reuben Gold ThwaitesBarwood, 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.
The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3)|Walter Thornbury
British Dictionary definitions for dyewood
dyewood
/ (ˈdaɪˌwʊd) /
noun
any wood, such as brazil, from which dyes and pigments can be obtained
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