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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dyeing \Dye"ing\, n. The process or art of fixing coloring matters permanently and uniformly in the fibers of wool, cotton, etc From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dye \Dye\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dyed}; 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. Cloth to be dyed of divers colors. --Trench. The soul is dyed by its thoughts. --Lubbock. {To dye in the grain}, {To dye in the wool} (Fig.), to dye firmly; to imbue thoroughly. He might truly be termed a legitimate son of the revenue system dyed in the wool. --Hawthorne. Syn: See {Stain}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dyeing n : the use of dye to change the color of something permanently
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