DYE
dye, dyestuff
(noun) a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
dye
(verb) color with dye; “Please dye these shoes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
dye (countable and uncountable, plural dyes)
A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.
Any hue, color, or blee.
Synonyms
• colourant
• tincture
Verb
dye (third-person singular simple present dyes, present participle dyeing, simple past and past participle dyed)
(transitive) To colour with dye, or as if with dye.
Synonyms
• (to color): tint, stain, shade, streak
Etymology 2
Noun
dye (plural dyce)
Alternative spelling of die
Anagrams
• Dey, dey, ye'd, yed
Proper noun
Dye (plural Dyes)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dye is the 1246th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 28182 individuals. Dye is most common among White (83.48%) and Black/African American (11.06%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Dey, dey, ye'd, yed
Source: Wiktionary
Dye, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dyeing.] Etym: [OE. deyan, dyen, AS. deágian.]
Definition: 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, n.
1. Color produced by dyeing.
2. Material used for dyeing; a dyestuff.
Dye, n.
Definition: Same as Die, a lot. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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