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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DWALE, n.
1. In heraldry, a sable or black color.
2. The deadly nightshade, a plant or a sleepy potion.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. = BELLADONNA 1. Etymology: prob. f. Scand.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dwale Dwale, n. [OE. dwale, dwole, deception, deadly nightshade, AS. dwala, dwola, error, doubt; akin to E. dull. See Dull, a.] 1. (Bot.) The deadly nightshade (Atropa Belladonna), having stupefying qualities. 2. (Her.) The tincture sable or black when blazoned according to the fantastic system in which plants are substituted for the tinctures. 3. A sleeping potion; an opiate. --Chaucer.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Belladonna, banewort, deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna).





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