Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A substance used to color materials.
- noun A color imparted by dyeing.
- intransitive verb To color (a material), especially by soaking in a coloring solution.
- intransitive verb To take on or impart color.
- idiom (of the deepest dye) Of the most extreme sort.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Coloring matter in solution; a coloring liquor.
- noun Color; hue; tint; tinge.
- noun An obsolete spelling of
die . - noun See
basic color . - To fix a color or colors in the substance of by immersion in a properly prepared bath; impregnate with coloring matter held in solution.
- To overspread with color, as by effusion; tinge or stain in general.
- An obsolete spelling of
die .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Color produced by dyeing.
- noun Material used for dyeing; a dyestuff.
- transitive verb To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to, as by the application of dyestuffs.
- transitive verb Fig. to dye firmly; to imbue thoroughly.
- noun Same as
die , a lot.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
die . - noun A
colourant , especially one that has anaffinity to thesubstrate to which it is applied. - verb transitive to
colour with dye
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb color with dye
- noun a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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By this letter I am convinced that the dye is absolutely cast, with respect to him, and that no attempts on my part to bring about a reconciliation would be either prudent or successful.
The Coquette, or, The History of Eliza Wharton: A Novel Founded on Fact 1797
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A dye is injected into the child's vein and then a special film is taken to see if the disease has spread to the bones.
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Too bad they didn't, because I suspect pubic hair dye is a product idea that's come a bit late to the market.
Pubic Hair Dye aka TBTAM 2008
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HSG - that's short for hysterosalpingogram, a study in which dye is injected through the uterus into the fallopian tubes to see if they are blocked or open.
Treating Infertility by Flushing the Tubes aka TBTAM 2008
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I have come across soap felting, however, I have read some articles where the dye from the felt caused staining on the skin.
Sampler Soaps = Perfect Gifts Anne-Marie 2007
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He was initially set to have an MRI exam Thursday, but the Cubs decided to instead schedule an MRI arthrogram, a test in which dye is injected into the problem area to provide a more detailed look. ...
USATODAY.com 2007
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On it she writes that the only thing she recommends colloidal silver for is as "a gray skin dye -- it is safe, effective, and permanent when used for that purpose."
- Boing Boing 2007
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On this wise he abode years and years, till it fortuned one day that he received cloth to dye from a man of wrath and sold it and spent the proceeds.
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The use of Henna as a dye is known even in Enland.
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