Noun soaked the fabric in blue dyeVerb She had been dyeing her hair for years. The fabric is bleached, dyed, and then washed.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
There are numerous solid hues to choose from, including black, navy blue, and dark green, and patterns too, such as tie-dye, snake, and floral. Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022 In pop culture, psychedelia is a Day-Glo tapestry of mandalas, black-light inks, tie-dye, and phat pants embossed with lime-green alien heads.Wired, 28 July 2022 There are plenty of solid hues to choose from, including pink, gray, royal blue, and white, and patterns too, such as camo, tie-dye, and floral print. Casey Clark, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022 The dreamy print features far-out blossoms in tangerine orange, pink, red and white, but the company also offers other designs including tie-dye, cabana stripes, vintage palms and a high design Cult Gaia collaboration. Nicole Charky-chami, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2022 This pick is available in an impressive 40 shades, including solid colors, bright tie-dye and floral patterns. Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 15 July 2022 The ultra-rich version of this iconic moisturizer is made with vitamin B3 and peptides and without parabens, phthalates, dye, and synthetic fragrance.ELLE, 28 Apr. 2022 Just like with soaps, avoid lotions that contain perfume, dye, or other potentially irritating ingredients. Stephanie Watson, SELF, 26 Apr. 2022 Live music, tie dye, food, beer, shopping with local makers and artists. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2022
Verb
The move resonated with Canadian women who have faced societal pressure to dye their hair. Claire Parker, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022 Using lukewarm water, rinse all of the hair dye out and follow by washing with the dpHue Shampoo and Conditioner, which also comes in the kit. Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2022 Elsewhere, of course, dark-haired people dye their hair blond. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 June 2022 Don’t try to cover up my tattoos, don’t try to cut my hair, don’t try to dye my hair. Jenna Kunze, ELLE, 17 June 2022 On visits to the nursing home, the husband-author wrestled with his wife in the shower, trying to dye her hair. Elinor Lipman, Washington Post, 26 May 2022 The depot held clothing ready for export as well as drums filled with hydrogen peroxide, a chemical compound often used to bleach and dye fabric.New York Times, 7 June 2022 In the Lab, scientists dye human hair samples in brown, blonde, red and black shades and evaluate the products for their gray hair coverage. Sabina Wizemann, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2022 Loc extensions, starter locs, styling locs, coloring locs, and loc maintenance. Want to dye your locs purple? Danielle James, Allure, 11 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English dehe, from Old English dēah, dēag
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1