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dye

[dahy] noun, verb, dyed, dye·ing.
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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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
verb (used without object)
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/blackest dye, of the most extreme or the worst sort: a prevaricator of the blackest dye.

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

dy·a·ble, dye·a·ble, adjective
dy·er, noun
re·dye, verb (used with object), -dyed, -dy·ing.
un·dy·a·ble, adjective
un·dyed, adjective

dice, die, 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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dye (dī)
n.
A substance used to color materials or substances, such as cells, tissues, and microorganisms.

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