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tie-dye

[tahy-dahy] verb, dyed, -dye⋅ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to dye (fabric) by tie-dyeing.
–noun
2. tie-dyeing.
3. Informal. a fabric or garment dyed by tie-dyeing.

Origin:
1935–40

tie-dye⋅ing

[tahy-dahy-ing]
–noun
a process of hand-dyeing fabric, in which sections of the fabric are tightly bound, as with thread, to resist the dye solution, thereby producing a variegated pattern.
Also called tie-and-dye, tie-dye.


Origin:
1900–05; tie-dye + -ing 1
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