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Word: Dye
Speech Type: Noun
Old English dēag (noun), dēagian (verb). The noun is not recorded from Old English to the late 16th century, when it was re-formed from the verb
dʌɪ
a natural or synthetic substance used to add a colour to or change the colour of something
Short Definition:natural or synthetic substance used to add colour to
Examples:- blonde hair dye
- a black dye
Word: Dye
Speech Type: Verb
dʌɪ
add a colour to or change the colour of (something) by soaking it in a solution impregnated with a dye
Short Definition:add colour to or change colour of something by soaking it in solution impregnated with dye
Examples:- I dyed my hair blonde
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