Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To dye (fabric) after tying parts of the fabric so that they will not absorb dye, giving the fabric a streaked or mottled look.
- noun The process of tie-dyeing.
- noun A tie-dyed fabric or garment.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To tie
strings around (fabric orclothing ) and then dye it, in such a manner that the tied parts do not get colored. - noun A shirt that has been tie-dyed.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb dye after knotting the fabric to produce an irregular pattern
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Examples
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Second, most of the characters on the show are now college-age and I think we all did some crazy things at that time in our lives (I use to wear tie-dye and bandannas — terrifying!).
'Gossip Girl' threesome: Will you watch tonight? | EW.com 2009
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When the director of pupil services for the state approached her after the performance, Micaela knew what she was doing was "way bigger than tie-dye."
HuffPost's Greatest Person Of The Day The Huffington Post 2011
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I have seen tie-dye cupcakes before but yours turned out much cuter!
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I can explain the tie-dye bandana in two words: ultimate frisbee.
'Gossip Girl' threesome: Will you watch tonight? | EW.com 2009
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This is the fourth of a series of four books I did simultaneously in which I used the same rainbow tie-dye fabric as a base.
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What I found most unexpected was that these folks were not in tie-dye and Birkenstocks.
Binky Philips: WXPN and World Cafe Make Wilmington Delaware the Center of Cool for 48 Hours Binky Philips 2011
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I don't see how to keep out the godforsaken artisanal soap goons and tie-dye artistes and smoked salmon entrepreneurs, but homegrown businesses that * don't* focus on the overplayed cedar-smoked-patchouli-and-organic-hairy-legs view of Seattle (talk about dated!) should certainly be featured in this space.
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Their tie-dye candy colours suggest rave-era new ageism but their hunched backs hint that reverie is no easy path to enlightenment.
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What I found most unexpected was that these folks were not in tie-dye and Birkenstocks.
Binky Philips: WXPN and World Cafe Make Wilmington Delaware the Center of Cool for 48 Hours Binky Philips 2011
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This is the fourth of a series of four books I did simultaneously in which I used the same rainbow tie-dye fabric as a base.
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