Dye

dye
    n 1: a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g.
         fabrics or hair [syn: {dye}, {dyestuff}]
    v 1: color with dye; "Please dye these shoes"
    

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.
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         Cloth to be dyed of divers colors.       --Trench.
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         The soul is dyed by its thoughts.        --Lubbock.
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   {To dye in the grain}, {To dye in the wool} (Fig.), to dye
      firmly; to imbue thoroughly.
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            He might truly be termed a legitimate son of the
            revenue system dyed in the wool.      --Hawthorne.

   Syn: See {Stain}.
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Dye \Dye\, n.
   1. Color produced by dyeing.
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   2. Material used for dyeing; a dyestuff.
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Dye \Dye\, n.
   Same as {Die}, a lot. --Spenser.
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Dye
The art of dyeing is one of great antiquity, although no special
mention is made of it in the Old Testament. The Hebrews probably
learned it from the Egyptians (see Ex. 26:1; 28:5-8), who
brought it to great perfection. In New Testament times Thyatira
was famed for its dyers (Acts 16:14). (See {COLOUR}.)
    

115 Moby Thesaurus words for "dye":
      acid color, aniline, aniline dye, apply paint, artificial dye,
      bedaub, bedizen, begild, besmear, besprinkle, breathe, brew,
      brush on paint, calcimine, chromogen, coat, coat of paint, coating,
      color, color filter, color gelatin, colorant, coloring, complexion,
      cover, dab, daub, dead-color, decoct, deep-dye, dip, distemper,
      double-dye, dredge, drier, dyestuff, emblazon, enamel, engild,
      entincture, exterior paint, face, fast-dye, flat coat, flat wash,
      flavor, floor enamel, fresco, fuchsine, garancine, gild, glaze,
      gloss, grain, ground, hue, illuminate, imbrue, imbue, impregnate,
      infiltrate, infuse, ingrain, instill, interior paint, japan,
      lacquer, lake, lay on color, leaven, madder, medium, opaque color,
      paint, parget, penetrate, permeate, pervade, pigment, prime,
      prime coat, primer, priming, saturate, season, shade, shadow,
      shellac, slop on paint, smear, stain, steep, stipple, suffuse,
      temper, tempera, thinner, tinct, tinction, tincture, tinge, tint,
      tone, transfuse, transparent color, turpentine, turps, undercoat,
      undercoating, varnish, vehicle, wash, wash coat, whitewash, woad