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
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
