Dyeing

dye  (d)

n.

1. A substance used to color materials. Also called dyestuff.

2. A color imparted by dyeing.

v. dyed, dye·ing, dyes

v.tr.

To color (a material), especially by soaking in a coloring solution.

v.intr.

To take on or impart color.

Idiom:

of the deepest dye

Of the most extreme sort.

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[Middle English deie, from Old English dag, dah.]

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dyer n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dyeing - the use of dye to change the color of something permanently coloring, colouring - the act or process of changing the color of something staining - (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study