Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective colored or impregnated with dye.
- adjective having a new color imparted by impregnation with dye; having an artificially produced color; not naturally colored.
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- adjective
Coloured ortinted withdye . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
dye .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (used of color) artificially produced; not natural
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Examples
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Westwood even went as far to swaddle some poor models 'faces in dyed silk, leaving the blinded mannequin to teeter down the catwalk with only slits for the nose and mouth.
Nicole Berrie: Vivienne Westwood Spring/Summer 2011 - Monster's Ball (PHOTOS) Nicole Berrie 2010
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Westwood even went as far to swaddle some poor models 'faces in dyed silk, leaving the blinded mannequin to teeter down the catwalk with only slits for the nose and mouth.
Nicole Berrie: Vivienne Westwood Spring/Summer 2011 - Monster's Ball Nicole Berrie 2010
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Westwood even went as far to swaddle some poor models 'faces in dyed silk, leaving the blinded mannequin to teeter down the catwalk with only slits for the nose and mouth.
Nicole Berrie: Vivienne Westwood Spring/Summer 2011 - Monster's Ball Nicole Berrie 2010
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Westwood even went as far to swaddle some poor models 'faces in dyed silk, leaving the blinded mannequin to teeter down the catwalk with only slits for the nose and mouth.
Nicole Berrie: Vivienne Westwood Spring/Summer 2011 - Monster's Ball Nicole Berrie 2010
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I would not mind seeing the whole nation in dyed battledress for five years if by that means one of the main breeding points of snobbery and envy could be eliminated.
As I Please 1944
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The word dyed Julia's cheeks crimson, and for the long hour that they lingered over their tea she seemed to Jim more charming than he had ever found her before.
The Story of Julia Page Kathleen Thompson Norris 1923
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The dress of the ladies on the first day was karaginu of purple and old rose colour, red kimono and shaded train; on the second day, red and purple brocade, deep violet glossy silk, green karaginu, train dyed by rubbing flowers.
Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan b. 974? Murasaki Shikibu Izumi Shikibu 1920
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His pelt, when dyed, is made into gauntlets of the cheaper kind.
Janey Canuck in the West Emily Ferguson 1910
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I’d love to read a short story invlolving the mother seeing Beth’s photo, with her skin dyed prown.
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Leaning on a wall of mirrors that reflect the view, there are two more oversized mirrors, edged in shagreen, also known as dyed stingray skin.
A Fashion Designer Gets a Global View Joanne Lee-Young 2011
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