1.
[syn: dye, dyestuff]
VERB (1)
1. color with dye;
- Example: "Please dye these shoes"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dye \Dye\ (d[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dyed (d[imac]d); p.
pr. & vb. n. Dyeing.] [OE. deyan, dyen, AS. de['a]gian.]
To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to, as
by the application of dyestuffs.
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Cloth to be dyed of divers colors. --Trench.
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The soul is dyed by its thoughts. --Lubbock.
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To dye in the grain, To dye in the wool (Fig.), to dye
firmly; to imbue thoroughly.
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He might truly be termed a legitimate son of the
revenue system dyed in the wool. --Hawthorne.
Syn: See Stain.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dye \Dye\, n.
1. Color produced by dyeing.
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2. Material used for dyeing; a dyestuff.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dye \Dye\, n.
Same as Die, a lot. --Spenser.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dye
n 1: a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g.
fabrics or hair [syn: dye, dyestuff]
v 1: color with dye; "Please dye these shoes"