n.
a natural or synthetic substance used to colour something.
v.
(dyes, dyeing, dyed)
colour with dye.
Phrase
- 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.]
Derivative
Etymology
OE dēag (n.), dēagian (v.).
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