- yarn-dye
- transitive verb Date: 1885 to dye before weaving or knitting
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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yarn-dye — verb dye (fabric) before it is spun • Syn: ↑impress • Hypernyms: ↑dye • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb … Useful english dictionary
Dye lot — A dye lot marking from a yarn label. The dye lot is the large stamped number at top. Other information such as color code has been preprinted in smaller digits. A dye lot is a record taken during the dyeing of yarn to identify yarn that received… … Wikipedia
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Dye — For other uses, see Dye (disambiguation). Yarn drying after being dyed in the early American tradition, at Conner Prairie living history museum. A dye is a colored substance that has an affinity to the substrate to which it … Wikipedia
yarn — noun 1 thread ADJECTIVE ▪ fine, thick ▪ coloured/colored ▪ cotton, synthetic, wool, etc. … OF YARN … Collocations dictionary
dye — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fabric, food, hair, etc. ▪ chemical, synthetic ▪ natural, organic … Collocations dictionary
dye — n. & v. n. 1 a a substance used to change the colour of hair, fabric, wood, etc. b a colour produced by this. 2 (in full dyestuff) a substance yielding a dye, esp. for colouring materials in solution. v.tr. (dyeing) 1 impregnate with dye. 2 make… … Useful english dictionary
dye — noun a natural or synthetic substance used to colour something. verb (dyes, dyeing, dyed) colour with dye. Phrases dyed in the wool unchanging in a particular belief. [with allusion to the fact that yarn was dyed when raw, producing a more even… … English new terms dictionary
piece-dye — verb dye after weaving • Hypernyms: ↑dye • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb : to dye after weaving or knitting distinguished from yarn dye … Useful english dictionary
Natural dye — Skeins of wool colored with natural plant dyes. Natural dyes are dyes or colorants derived from plants, invertebrates, or minerals. The majority of natural dyes are vegetable dyes from plant sources – roots, berries, bark, leaves, and … Wikipedia
