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tie-dyeing

[ tahy-dahy-ing ]

noun

  1. 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.

tie-dyeing

noun

  1. a method of dyeing textiles to produce patterns by tying sections of the cloth together so that they will not absorb the dye Also calledtie-and-dye

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tie-dyeing1

First recorded in 1900–05; tie-dye + -ing 1

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Example Sentences

For example, posters may be undertaken much earlier than a problem in tie dyeing.

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