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Webster 1913 Edition


Dwale

Dwale

,
Noun.
[OE.
dwale
,
dwole
, deception, deadly nightshade, AS.
dwala
,
dwola
, error, doubt; akin to E.
dull
. See
Dull
,
Adj.
]
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dwale

DWALE

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