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Webster 1913 Edition

Dye

Dye

(dī)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Dyed
(dīd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Dyeing
.]
[OE.
deyan
,
dyen
, AS.
deágian
.]
To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to, as by the application of dyestuffs.
Cloth to be
dyed
of divers colors.
Trench.
The soul is
dyed
by its thoughts.
Lubbock.
To dye in the grain
,
To dye in the wool
(
Fig.
),
to dye firmly; to imbue thoroughly.



He might truly be termed a legitimate son of the revenue system
dyed in the wool
.
Hawthorne.
Syn. – See
Stain
.

Dye

,
Noun.
1.
Color produced by dyeing.
2.
Material used for dyeing; a dyestuff.

Dye

,
Noun.
Same as
Die
, a lot.
Spenser.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dye

DYE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. tingo, for tigo.]
To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to; applied particularly to cloth or the materials of cloth, as wool, cotton, silk and linen; also to hats, leather, &c. It usually expresses more or a deeper color than tinge.

Definition 2024

dye

dye

See also: d'ye

English

Noun

dye ‎(countable and uncountable, plural dyes)

  1. A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.
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Verb

dye ‎(third-person singular simple present dyes, present participle dyeing or dying, simple past and past participle dyed)

  1. (transitive) to colour with dye
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Etymology 2

Noun

dye ‎(plural dice)

  1. Alternative spelling of die
    • 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 46.
      If a dye were marked with one figure or number of spots on four sides, and with another figure or number of spots on the two remaining sides, it would be more probable, that the former would turn up than the latter;
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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French dieu ‎(“god”).

Noun

dye

  1. god

Etymology

From Middle English deie, from Old English dēag ‎(“color, hue, dye”), from Proto-Germanic *daugō ‎(“colour, shade”), from *dauganą, *dug- ‎(“to conceal, be dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *dheuk-, *dhouk- ‎(“to be hidden”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- ‎(“to smoke, raise dust, camouflage”). Cognate with Old High German tougan ‎(“dark, secretive”), tougal ‎(“dark, hidden, covert”), Old English dēagol, dīegle ‎(“dark, hidden, secret”), Old English dohs, dox ‎(“dusky, dark”). See dusk.

Yarn colored with dye. The yarn has been dyed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daɪ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ
  • Homophones: die, Di, Dai, daye

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