dye : Idioms & Phrases

• noun dye in which the chromophore is part of a negative ion
  

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• noun any of many dyes made from aniline
  

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• noun any dye containing one or more azo groups
  

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• noun a dye that is considered to be a base because the chromophore is part of a positive ion
  basic color; basic colour.
  

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• noun any of a class of dyes containing a -CH= group linking two heterocyclic rings containing nitrogen; used as sensitizers in photography
  

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• verb dye thoroughly
  

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• noun dye with a high affinity for cellulose fibers (cotton or rayon etc.)
  direct dye.
  

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• verb dye twice
  

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Dou"ble-dye` transitive verb

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1. To dye again or twice over.

   To double-dye their robes in scarlet. J. Webster.

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• adjective satellite without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
  perfect; complete; gross; arrant; unadulterated; sodding; stark; consummate; pure; utter; thoroughgoing; everlasting; staring.
  
  • an arrant fool
  • a complete coward
  • a consummate fool
  • a double-dyed villain
  • gross negligence
  • a perfect idiot
  • pure folly
  • what a sodding mess
  • stark staring mad
  • a thoroughgoing villain
  • utter nonsense
  • the unadulterated truth

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Dou"ble-dyed` adjective

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1. Dyed twice; thoroughly or intensely colored; hence; firmly fixed in opinions or habits; as, a double-dyed villain.

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• noun a workshop where dyeing is done
  

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• verb dye with fast colors
  
  • These shirts should be fast-dyed

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• noun a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed)
  fluorescein; resorcinolphthalein; fluoresceine.
  

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• noun a dye or tint for the hair
  hair coloring.
  

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• verb dye by hand
  
  • This fabric is hand-dyed

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• noun an awkward situation
  how-do-you-do.
  
  • that's a fine how-d'ye-do

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• the puccoon.

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• noun scarlet dye like cochineal; extracted with alkali from stick lac
  

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• a scarlet dye obtained from stick-lac.

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• noun acid dye in which the negative ion contains a chelated metal atom
  

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• verb dye after weaving
  

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• noun dye that does not allow the passage of X rays or other radiation; used to outline certain organs during X-ray examination
  

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• noun dye with a high affinity for cellulose fibers (cotton or rayon etc.)
  direct dye.
  

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• verb dye after knotting the fabric to produce an irregular pattern
  
  • The flower children tie-dye their T-shirts

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• to dye of a fast color by means of the coccus or kermes grain [see Grain, n., 5]; hence, to dye firmly; also, to dye in the wool, or in the raw material. See under Dye.

  The red roses flush up in her cheeks . . . Likce crimson dyed in grain. Spenser.

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• (Fig.), to dye firmly; to imbue thoroughly.

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• a celebrated purple dye prepared in ancient Tyre from several mollusks, especially Ianthina, Murex, and Purpura. See the Note under Purple, n., 1, and Purple of mollusca, under Purple, n.

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• noun a water-insoluble dye that is applied by reducing the dye to an alkaline form, applying the dye, then regenerating the insoluble dye by oxidation in the material; used for dyeing cotton
  vat color.
  

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Wool"-dyed` adjective

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1. Dyed before being made into cloth, in distinction from piece-dyed; ingrain.

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• verb dye (fabric) before it is spun
  impress.
  

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