dyewood

American

[dahy-wood] / ˈdaɪˌwʊd /

noun

any wood yielding a coloring matter used for dyeing.

dyewood British

/ ˈdaɪˌwʊd /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of dyewood

First recorded in 1690–1700; dye + wood ¹

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dyewood

Not only is the one leg wobbly: it might some day wither altogether and go the way of dyewood, sugar, gold and rubber.

From Time Magazine Archive

In wool-dyeing it is usually applied on chromium mordant for browns and a variety of compound shades in combination with other Alizarin Colours and dyewood extracts, less frequently on aluminium mordant.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

“We had very little cargo here, and when he heard there was some dyewood at San Ignacio the captain steamed off again,” he explained.

From Brandon of the Engineers by Harold Bindloss

It is used as a dyewood, and also for ramrods, violin bows and turner's work.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster

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

From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Walter Thornbury

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