1
: color from dyeing
2
: a soluble or insoluble coloring matter
dyed; dyeing
1
: to impart a new and often permanent color to especially by impregnating with a dye
2
: to impart (a color) by dyeing
: to take up or impart color in dyeing
Synonyms
Examples of dye in a Sentence
Noun
soaked the fabric in blue dye
Verb
She had been dyeing her hair for years.
The fabric is bleached, dyed, and then washed.
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Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 8 July 2024
The Head Sportswear summer collection has a vintage edge, and mixes technical fabrics in colors such as yellow, navy, white and sweatshirt gray with details such as piping and tie dye.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 1 July 2024
Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 26 June 2024
Riley is breaking into her coach’s office, dyeing her hair, and falling out with her best friends.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2024
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Noun
Last year, the company joined sustainability platform Fashion for Good as an affiliate innovation partner, building on Paradise Textiles’ participation in the nonprofit’s pilot to develop and scale a black dope dye derived from industrial carbon emissions and wood and algae waste.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 8 July 2024
The Head Sportswear summer collection has a vintage edge, and mixes technical fabrics in colors such as yellow, navy, white and sweatshirt gray with details such as piping and tie dye.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 1 July 2024
Verb
The pigment is so well preserved that it could still be used to dye textiles today, said lead study author Dr. Lydia Berger, a senior scientist in the department of classics at the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg in Austria.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 26 June 2024
Riley is breaking into her coach’s office, dyeing her hair, and falling out with her best friends.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 June 2024
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“Dye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dye. Accessed 14 Jul. 2024.
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dye
1 of 2 noun1
: color from dyeing
2
: a soluble or insoluble coloring matter
dye
2 of 2 verb
dyed; dyeing
1
: to impart a new and often permanent color to especially by impregnating with a dye
2
: to impart (a color) by dyeing
dyeing blue on yellow
: to take up or impart color in dyeing
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