3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: dyed \dyed\ adj. 1. colored or impregnated with dye. [Narrower terms: {dyed-in-the-wool, yarn-dyed}; {hennaed}] {undyed} Syn: tinted. [WordNet 1.5] 2. having a new color imparted by impregnation with dye; having an artificially produced color; not naturally colored. [Narrower terms: {bleached}] Syn: colored. [WordNet 1.5] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: dyed adj : (used of color) artificially produced; not natural; "a bleached blonde" [syn: {bleached}, {colored}, {coloured}]
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