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Middle English deie from Old English dēag (“‘color, hue, dye’”)
Pronunciation
Noun
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Singular dye |
Plural countable and uncountable; plural dyes |
dye (countable and uncountable; plural dyes)
- A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.
- A die.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 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 ;
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 46.
Synonyms
Verb
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Infinitive to dye |
Third person singular dyes |
Simple past dyed |
Past participle dyed |
Present participle dyeing |
to dye (third-person singular simple present dyes, present participle dyeing, simple past and past participle dyed)
- (transitive) to colour with dye
Synonyms
Translations
to colour with dye
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Derived terms
Terms derived from "dye"
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