'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]