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Dye  , n. Same as Die, a lot. Spenser.
 
Dye  , n.
1. Color produced by dyeing.
2. Material used for dyeing; a
dyestuff.
 
Dye   (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dyed (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Dyeing.]
 [OE. deyan, dyen,
AS. deágian.] 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.

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