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dye

[ dahy ]

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noun

a coloring material or matter.
a liquid containing coloring matter, for imparting a particular hue to cloth, paper, etc.
color or hue, especially as produced by dyeing.

verb (used with object)

, dyed, dye·ing.

to color or stain; treat with a dye; color (cloth, hair, etc.) with a substance containing coloring matter:
to dye a dress green.
to impart (color) by means of a dye:
The coloring matter dyed green.

verb (used without object)

, dyed, dye·ing.

to impart color, as a dye:
This brand dyes well.
to become colored or absorb color when treated with a dye:
This cloth dyes easily.

dye

/ daɪ /

noun

a staining or colouring substance, such as a natural or synthetic pigment
a liquid that contains a colouring material and can be used to stain fabrics, skins, etc
the colour or shade produced by dyeing

verb

tr to impart a colour or stain to (something, such as fabric or hair) by or as if by the application of a dye

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Derived Forms

ˈdyer, noun
ˈdyable, adjective

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Other Words From

dya·ble dyea·ble adjective
dyer noun
re·dye verb (used with object) redyed redying
un·dya·ble adjective
un·dyed adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dye¹

before 1000; Middle English dien, Old English dēagian, derivative of dēag a dye

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dye¹

Old English dēagian, from dēag a dye; related to Old High German tugōn to change, Lettish dūkans dark

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

of the deepest / blackest dye, of the most extreme or the worst sort:
a prevaricator of the blackest dye.

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Example Sentences

"Never mind granny," she said, when they reached the house and Mandy stopped to say how d'ye to the old woman in the chair.

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Yet there was something in the gentle sad look that met him, and in the low tone of the "How d'ye do, Ritchie?"

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How d'ye stand on the proposition to have the town build a sidewalk up the hill apast the Congregational church, Deacon?

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A little wurruk is not bad, a little wurruk f'r th' stomach's sake an' to make ye sleep sound, a kind of nightcap, d'ye mind.

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D'ye raymimber how we hollered with joy whin a Rooshyan Admiral put his foot through th' bottom iv a man-iv-war an' sunk it.

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