dye as a noun: - 1
as a verb: - 1
dye
noun
1 dye
A usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair.
synonym: dyestuff.
Roget 428:
color,
hue,
tint,
tinge,
dye,
complexion,
shade,
tincture,
cast,
livery,
coloration,
glow,
flush;
tone,
key.
pure color,
positive color,
primary color,
primitive complementary color;
three primaries;
spectrum,
chromatic dispersion;
broken color,
secondary color,
tertiary color.
local color,
coloring,
keeping,
tone,
value,
aerial perspective.
[Science of color]
chromatics,
spectrum analysis,
spectroscopy;
chromatism†,
chromatography†,
chromatology†.
[instruments to measure color]
prism,
spectroscope,
spectrograph,
spectrometer,
colorimeter
(optical instruments)
445.
pigment,
coloring matter,
paint,
dye,
wash,
distemper,
stain;
medium;
mordant;
oil paint
etc.
(painting)
556.
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Dutch: kleurstof, verfstof
Polish: barwnik
verb
1 dye
Color with dye.
Roget 428:
color,
dye,
tinge,
stain,
tint,
tinct†,
paint,
wash,
ingrain,
grain,
illuminate,
emblazon,
bedizen,
imbue;
paint
etc.
(fine art)
556.
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Moby thesaurus: acid color, aniline, aniline dye, apply paint, artificial dye, bedaub, bedizen, begild, besmear, besprinkle, breathe, brew, brush on paint, calcimine, chromogen, coat, coat of paint, coating, color, color filter, color gelatin, colorant, coloring, complexion, cover, dab, daub, dead-color, decoct, deep-dye, dip, distemper, double-dye, dredge, drier, dyestuff, emblazon, enamel, engild, entincture, exterior paint, face, fast-dye, flat coat, flat wash, flavor, floor enamel, fresco, fuchsine, garancine, gild, glaze, gloss, grain, ground, hue, illuminate, imbrue, imbue, impregnate, infiltrate, infuse, ingrain, instill, interior paint, japan, lacquer, lake, lay on color, leaven, madder, medium, opaque color, paint, parget, penetrate, permeate, pervade, pigment, prime, prime coat, primer, priming, saturate, season, shade, shadow, shellac, slop on paint, smear, stain, steep, stipple, suffuse, temper, tempera, thinner, tinct, tinction, tincture, tinge, tint, tone, transfuse, transparent color, turpentine, turps, undercoat, undercoating, varnish, vehicle, wash, wash coat, whitewash, woad ... show more.
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