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View synonyms for dyestuff

dyestuff

[ dahy-stuhf ]

noun

  1. a material yielding or used as a dye.


dyestuff

/ ˈdaɪˌstʌf /

noun

  1. a substance that can be used as a dye or from which a dye can be obtained


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dyestuff1

1830–40; probably translation of German Farbstoff

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Example Sentences

The red dyestuff thus prepared is stated to be easily soluble in water.

There are a number of dyestuff makers in Europe who put vat colors on the market, but they all call them by different names.

They are next stained with a solution of starch, milk and red dyestuff.

The fumes of burning sulphur have an affinity for coloring matter—dyestuff.

The first is a yellow dyestuff, but it would be hard to assign any one shade or tint to Alizarin as a dyestuff.

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