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noun
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, especially as produced by dyeing.
verb (used with object)
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.
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Dyed
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
verb (used without object)
Idiom6.
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/blackest dye, of the most extreme or the worst sort: a prevaricator of the blackest dye.
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dye
O.E. deah, deag "a color, hue, tinge," perhaps related to deagol "secret, hidden, dark, obscure," from P.Gmc. *daugilaz. The verb is from O.E. deagian "to dye." Spelling distinction between dye and die was not firm till 19c. Related: dyed; dyeing; dyer.
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Medical Dictionary
dye (dī)
n.
A substance used to color materials or substances, such as cells, tissues, and microorganisms.
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