dyewood

American  

[dahy-wood] / ˈdaɪˌwʊd /

noun

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

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dyewood British  

/ ˈdaɪˌwʊd /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

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

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

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various

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 Webster, Noah

In commerce, a dyewood brought principally from the West Indies and Spanish Main.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

"Mahogany and dyewood, when it's to be got."

From The Coast of Adventure by Bindloss, Harold