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Definition of 'dye'Etymology 1
From (etyl) deie, from (etyl) . See (l).
colored with dye'. The yarn has been ' dyed .
Noun
A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.
Synonyms
* colourant
* tincture
Verb
to colour with dye
Synonyms
* (to color) tint, stain, shade, streak
Derived terms
( Terms derived from "dye")
* dyeable
* dyed-in-the-wool
* dye-house
* dye-line
( rel-mid)
* dyer
* dyery
* dyester
* dyestuff
* dyewood/dye-wood
( rel-bottom)
Etymology 2
Noun
( dice)
* 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 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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