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
-
At the memorial service, many men showed their grief by donning a black weed as a symbol of mourning.
-
I adopt a widow's weeds.
Fiction book (1999) -
Victorious... in thy mourning weeds!
-
A widow's weeds aren't much help to a lady of the garrison.
-
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
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 western North American plant that makes farm animals sick if they eat it
- 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
An aquatic plant from South America with long grasslike leaves that forms thick floating mats and clogs waterways
- US
A plant that lives for many years and makes thin ice at its base during frost and has white flowers
- 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
- US
A tall North American plant with pink or purple flower clusters found in wet places
- Specialized
A plant with many branches and bright yellow flowers that grows in eastern North America
A North American plant with pink flowers used in traditional medicine for joint pain and to make rope
A water plant with spikes of blue flowers that grows in shallow ponds and streams
- 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
A plant with clusters of purple or blue flowers that often grows in North America
- US
A wild plant with leaves that grow around the stem and flowers with purple spots
A tall North American plant with leaves around the stem and clusters of purple-pink flowers
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.