tie-dye

tie-dye

(tī′dī′)

tr.v. tie-dyed, tie-dye·ing, tie-dyes

To dye (fabric) after tying parts of the fabric so that they will not absorb dye, giving the fabric a streaked or mottled look.

n.

1. The process of tie-dyeing.

2. A tie-dyed fabric or garment.

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tie-dye

vb (tr)

(Textiles) to dye (textiles) to produce patterns by tying sections of the cloth together so that they will not absorb the dye

n

(Textiles) a garment or piece of cloth that has been tie-dyed

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tie′-dye`

v. -dyed, -dye•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to dye (fabric) by the tie-die method.

n.

2. a process of hand-dyeing fabric, in which sections of the fabric are tightly bound, as with thread, to resist the dye solution, thereby producing a variegated pattern.

3. a fabric or garment dyed by this process.

[1935–40]

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tie-dye

Past participle: tie-dyed
Gerund: tie-dyeing

Imperative

tie-dye

tie-dye

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

tie-dye - dye after knotting the fabric to produce an irregular pattern; "The flower children tie-dye their T-shirts" hand-dye - dye by hand; "This fabric is hand-dyed"

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