WOAD Meaning of WOAD in English [ wəʊd ]■ noun1》 a yellow-flowered plant whose leaves were formerly used to make blue dye. [ Isatis tinctoria .] 2》 the dye obtained from this plant.OriginOE wād , of Gmc origin. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004