[dye] n [ME dehe, fr. OE deah, deag] (bef. 12c) 1: color from dyeing
2: a soluble or insoluble coloring matter
[2]dye vb dyed ; dye.ing vt (bef. 12c) 1: to impart a new and often permanent color to esp. by impregnating with a dye
2: to impart (a color) by dyeing "~ing blue on yellow" ~ vi: to take up or impart color in dyeing -- dye.abil.i.ty n -- dye.able adj -- dy.er n