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
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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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Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024
Cotton, a material foreign to ancient Greece, was imported from Persia, and the purple dye was reserved for elite use.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Rose McGowan deliberately dyed her brown hair blonde to contrast with Neve Campbell — and chose her own wardrobe.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Noun
One of the biggest dangers associated with the current food supply is food dyes, Siegel said.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2024
Cotton, a material foreign to ancient Greece, was imported from Persia, and the purple dye was reserved for elite use.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
Seeking refuge, Farrow moved to England with her second husband, André Previn, dyed her hair brown, worked at the Royal Shakespeare Company and had children.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Rose McGowan deliberately dyed her brown hair blonde to contrast with Neve Campbell — and chose her own wardrobe.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Dye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dye. Accessed 28 Nov. 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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