weed
- noun
- /wiːd/
- Archaic
- She placed a black weed on her hat to signify her sadness at the loss of her friend.
- widow's weeds
Examples
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At the memorial service, many men showed their grief by donning a black weed as a symbol of mourning.
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I adopt a widow's weeds.
Fiction book (1999) -
Victorious... in thy mourning weeds!
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A widow's weeds aren't much help to a lady of the garrison.
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Her widow's weeds have decayed until they look like a tattered second skin.
Fiction book (1999) -
During the funeral, he wore a black weed on his arm to honor his late father.
Synonyms
A black band worn on the arm, hat, or uniform to show you are sad for someone who died
Antonyms
Compounds
- Australian
A poisonous tropical plant with spreading stems and spiny fruit that can harm farm animals
- US
A tall North American plant with pink or purple flower clusters found in wet places
- Specialized
A western North American plant that makes farm animals sick if they eat it
An aquatic plant from South America with long grasslike leaves that forms thick floating mats and clogs waterways
A plant with clusters of purple or blue flowers that often grows in North America
A water plant with spikes of blue flowers that grows in shallow ponds and streams
- Specialized
A plant with many branches and bright yellow flowers that grows in eastern North America
A tall North American plant with leaves around the stem and clusters of purple-pink flowers
- US
A plant that lives for many years and makes thin ice at its base during frost and has white flowers
- US
An annual plant found in the dry American southwest with stiff woody branches, sticky leaves, and yellow flowers
- US
A plant like sage with hairy leaves and small purple flowers that grows in the eastern United States
A bush that grows in salt marshes with fruit surrounded by white feathery hairs
- Specialized
A plant from eastern North America with yellow flowers used to make yellow dye
- South African
A small bulb plant with bright yellow flowers that often grows as a garden weed in South Africa
- Archaic
An American mint plant that makes a sticky substance once used to ease muscle spasms
A plant with many branches and bright yellow flowers that grows in eastern North America
A poisonous tropical plant with big trumpet-like flowers, prickly fruits, and leaves that smell very bad
A North American plant with pink flowers used in traditional medicine for joint pain and to make rope
- Specialized
A small wild plant with a pineapple smell that grows in cracks and has yellow flowers
- US
A small plant that lives for one year, with thin stems, tiny flat leaves, and small yellow flowers
- UK
A small swamp plant with a bad smell and tiny flowers under a spotted green or purple hood
- US
A wild plant with leaves that grow around the stem and flowers with purple spots
A dark green herb that grows in stiff clumps and has yellow flower heads
- Specialized
A leafy tropical shrub with a strong smell whose seeds are sometimes mixed with coffee
A plant from western United States with a strong smell and sticky resin on its leaves
A low, sticky plant with narrow leaves and small yellow flower heads that smells of resin
Surface Forms
Etymology
Weed meaning a mourning band comes from an old word wād that meant 'clothes'. So a 'widow's weed' was her black mourning clothes, and a weed could be a black band worn to show grief.