adjective dye

A dye that only works used together with mordants.

A species of medium-sized predatory sea snail, Haustellum brandaris, which secrets a substance that can be used to make a long-lasting purple dye- Tyrian purple.

One who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation.

(of textiles) Having the fibres dyed before they are formed into cloth.

Any soluble pigment used for dyeing the hair, fabric, etc.

simple past tense and past participle of dye

Coloured or tinted with dye, or as though therewith.

simple past tense and past participle of dye in the wool

(idiomatic) Alternative spelling of dyed-in-the-wool (Set in one's ways, steadfast.)