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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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Dye
DYE
,Verb.
T.
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.