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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.