dyeing
(noun) the use of dye to change the color of something permanently
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dyeing
present participle of dye
dyeing (plural dyeings)
The act by which something is dyed.
• Gidney, Yingde, dingey
Source: Wiktionary
Dye"ing, n.
Definition: The process or art of fixing coloring matters permanently and uniformly in the fibers of wool, cotton, etc.
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
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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