( tie-dyes, tie-dyeing, tie-dyed)
1.
If a piece of cloth or a garment is tie-dyed , it is tied in knots and then put into dye, so that some parts become more deeply coloured than others.
He wore a T-shirt that had been tie-dyed in bright colours...
I bought a great tie-dyed silk scarf.
VERB : usu passive , be V-ed , V-ed
2.
A tie-dye is a garment or piece of cloth that has been tie-dyed.
They wore tie-dyes and ponchos.
...a hideous tie-dye shirt.
N-VAR : usu N n