Category:Dye

Dye, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dyeing.] Etym: [OE. deyan, dyen, AS. deágian.]

Defn: To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to, as by the application of dyestuffs. Cloth to be dyed of divers colors. Trench. The soul is dyed by its thoughts. Lubbock.

To dye in the grain, To dye in the wool (Fig.), to dye firmly; to imbue thoroughly. He might truly be termed a legitimate son of the revenue system dyed in the wool. Hawthorne.

Syn. -- See Stain.

dye Dye, n.

1. Color produced by dyeing.

2. Material used for dyeing; a dyestuff.

dye Dye, n.

Defn: Same as Die, a lot. Spenser.

---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary.

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 (Exodus 26:1; (Exodus 29:14), who brought it to great perfection. In New Testament times Thyatira was famed for its dyers (Acts 16:14). (See COLOR.)