dye in the wool — To dye (the wool) before spinning, to give a more permanent result (dyed in the wool adjective (figurative) (too) fixed in one s opinions or attitudes) • • • Main Entry: ↑dye dye in the wool 1. To dye (wool) before spinning 2. See also ↑dye1 • •… … Useful english dictionary
To dye in the grain — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dyed-in-the-wool yarn-dyed — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dyed in the wool — ► dyed in the wool unchanging in a particular belief. [ORIGIN: with allusion to the fact that yarn was dyed when raw, producing a more even and permanent colour.] Main Entry: ↑dye … English terms dictionary
dye — ► NOUN ▪ a natural or synthetic substance used to colour something. ► VERB (dyeing) ▪ make (something) a specified colour with dye. ● dyed in the wool Cf. ↑dyed in the wool DERIVATIVES dyer … English terms dictionary
dye — (n.) O.E. deah, deag a color, hue, tinge, perhaps related to deagol secret, hidden, dark, obscure, from P.Gmc. *daugilaz (Cf. O.S. dogol secret, O.H.G. tougal dark, hidden, secret ). The verb is from O.E. deagian to dye. Spelling distinction… … Etymology dictionary
dyed in the wool — unchanging in a particular belief. [with allusion to the fact that yarn was dyed when raw, producing a more even and permanent colour.] → dye … English new terms dictionary
dye — dyable, dyeable, adj. dyer, n. /duy/, n., v., dyed, dyeing. n. 1. a coloring material or matter. 2. a liquid containing coloring matter, for imparting a particular hue to cloth, paper, etc. 3. color or hue, esp. as produced by dyeing. 4. of the… … Universalium
Dye — For other uses, see Dye (disambiguation). Yarn drying after being dyed in the early American tradition, at Conner Prairie living history museum. A dye is a colored substance that has an affinity to the substrate to which it … Wikipedia
