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dye 
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Audio Help [dahy] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, dyed, dye·ing. –noun
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| 1. | a coloring material or matter. |
| 2. | a liquid containing coloring matter, for imparting a particular hue to cloth, paper, etc. |
| 3. | color or hue, esp. as produced by dyeing. |
| 4. | to color or stain; treat with a dye; color (cloth, hair, etc.) with a substance containing coloring matter: to dye a dress green. |
| 5. | to impart (color) by means of a dye: The coloring matter dyed green. |
| 6. | to impart color, as a dye: This brand dyes well. |
| 7. | to become colored or absorb color when treated with a dye: This cloth dyes easily. |
| 8. | of the deepest or blackest dye, of the most extreme or the worst sort: a prevaricator of the blackest dye. |
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME dien, OE déagian, deriv. of déag a dye]
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dy·a·ble, dye·a·ble, adjective
dyer, noun
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n.
v. dyed, dye·ing, dyes v. tr. To color (a material), especially by soaking in a coloring solution. v. intr. To take on or impart color. [Middle English deie, from Old English dēag, dēah.] dy'er n. |
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dye (n.)
O.E. deah, deag "a color, hue, tinge," perhaps related to deagol "secret, hidden, dark, obscure," from P.Gmc. *daugilaz. The v. is from O.E. deagian "to dye." Spelling distinction between dye and die was not firm till 19c.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| dye | |
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| 1. | a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair |
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| 1. | color with dye; "Please dye these shoes" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
dye [dai] verb — past tense, past participle dyed; present participle ˈdyeing
to give a permanent colour to (clothes, cloth etc)
Example: I've just dyed my coat green; I'm sure she dyes her hair.
dye [dai] nounExample: I've just dyed my coat green; I'm sure she dyes her hair.
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a powder or liquid for colouring
Example: a bottle of green dye
Example: a bottle of green dye
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Dye
Dye\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dyed; 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. Cloth to be dyed of divers colors. --Trench. The soul is dyed by its thoughts. --Lubbock. To dye in the grain, To dye in the wool (Fig.), to dye firmly; to imbue thoroughly. He might truly be termed a legitimate son of the revenue system dyed in the wool. --Hawthorne. Syn: See Stain.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Dye
Dye\, n. 1. Color produced by dyeing. 2. Material used for dyeing; a dyestuff.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Dye
Dye\, n. Same as Die, a lot. --Spenser.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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