brazilwood — noun 1. heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods • Hypernyms: ↑wood • Substance Holonyms: ↑peachwood, ↑peach wood, ↑pernambuco wood, ↑Caesalpinia echinata 2. tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood … Useful english dictionary
fustic — noun Etymology: Middle English fustyk smoke tree, from Middle French fustoc, from Arabic fustuq, from Greek pistakē pistachio tree more at pistachio Date: 15th century the wood of a tropical American tree (Chlorophora tinctoria) of the mulberry… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sandalwood — noun Etymology: sandal sandalwood (from Middle English, from Anglo French sandali, from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Late Greek santalon, ultimately from Sanskrit candana, of Dravidian origin; akin to Tamil cāntu sandalwood tree) + 2wood Date:… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Dye — For other uses, see Dye (disambiguation). Yarn drying after being dyed in the early American tradition, at Conner Prairie living history museum. A dye is a colored substance that has an affinity to the substrate to which it … Wikipedia
Saffron — For other uses, see Saffron (disambiguation). Saffron crocus … Wikipedia
Jean-Baptiste Colbert — (August 29, 1619 September 6, 1683) served as the French minister of finance from 1665 to 1683 under the rule of King Louis XIV. He was described by Mme de Sévigné as Le Nord as he was cold and unemotional. His relentless hard work and… … Wikipedia
Piauí — Infobox Brazilian State name = State of Piauí motto = anthem = capital = Teresina latd= |latm= |latNS= |longd= |longm= |longEW= largest city = Teresina demonym = Piauiense leader name1 = Wellington Dias leader name2 = Wilson Martins area =… … Wikipedia
Isatis tinctoria — Woad redirects here. For the American radio station, see WOAD (AM). For Woads as a fictional name for a tribe[1], see Picts. Isatis tinctoria Woad Woad flowers … Wikipedia
Mordant — This article is about the substance used to set dyes. For the musical ornament, see mordent. For other uses, see Mordant (disambiguation). A French Indienne, a printed or painted textile in the manner of Indian productions, which used mordants to … Wikipedia
Catechu — For the region in India, see Kutch District. Catechu ( /ˈkæt … Wikipedia
