'Dyeing' definitions:
Definition of 'dyeing'
From: WordNet
noun
The use of dye to change the color of something permanently
Definition of 'Dyeing'
From: GCIDE
- Dyeing \Dye"ing\, n. The process or art of fixing coloring matters permanently and uniformly in the fibers of wool, cotton, etc. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Dyeing'
From: GCIDE
- Dye \Dye\ (d[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dyed (d[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Dyeing.] [OE. deyan, dyen, AS. de['a]gian.] To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to, as by the application of dyestuffs. [1913 Webster]
- Cloth to be dyed of divers colors. --Trench. [1913 Webster]
- The soul is dyed by its thoughts. --Lubbock. [1913 Webster]
- To dye in the grain, To dye in the wool (Fig.), to dye firmly; to imbue thoroughly. [1913 Webster]
- He might truly be termed a legitimate son of the revenue system dyed in the wool. --Hawthorne.
- Syn: See Stain. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Dyeing'
- Dye,
- Indian dye,
- Lac dye,
- To dye in grain,
- To dye in the grain,
- To dye in the wool,
- Tyrian dye,
- acid dye,
- aniline dye,
- azo dye,
- basic dye,
- benzidine dyes,
- cyanine dye,
- direct dye,
- double dye,
- fast dye,
- fluorescent dye,
- hair dye,
- metallized dye,
- radiopaque dye,
- substantive dye,
- vat dye,
- Double-dye,
- deep-dye,
- dye-works,
- hand-dye,
- piece-dye,
- tie-dye,
- yarn-dye