- tie-dye
- noun Date: circa 1939 1. tie-dyeing 2. a tie-dyed garment or fabric
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tie-dye
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Tie-dye — used as stage decor, Snoqualmie Moondance festival (1992) Tie dye is a process of resist dyeing textiles or clothing which is made from knit or woven fabric, usually cotton; typically using bright colors. It is a modern version of traditional… … Wikipedia
tie-dye — tie dyes, tie dyeing, tie dyed 1) VERB: usu passive 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. [be V ed] He wore a T shirt that had been tie … English dictionary
tie-dye — [tī′dī΄] n. 1. a method of dyeing designs on cloth or thread by tightly tying bunches of it as with waxed thread so that the dye affects only exposed parts 2. cloth so decorated or a design so made vt. tie dyed, tie dyeing to dye in this way … English World dictionary
tie-dye — tie′ dye v. dyed, dye•ing, n. 1) tex to dye (fabric) by the tie die method 2) tex a process of hand dyeing fabric, in which sections of the fabric are tightly bound, as with thread, to resist the dye solution, thereby producing a variegated… … From formal English to slang
tie-dye — v [T] to make a pattern on a piece of material by tying string around it and colouring it with ↑dye (=coloured liquid) … Dictionary of contemporary English
tie-dye — ► NOUN ▪ a method of producing textile patterns by tying parts of the fabric to shield it from the dye … English terms dictionary
tie-dye — verb dye after knotting the fabric to produce an irregular pattern The flower children tie dye their T shirts • Hypernyms: ↑hand dye • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * ˈtie dye [tie dye tie dyes … Useful english dictionary
tie-dye — /taɪ ˈdaɪ/ (say tuy duy) verb (t) (tie dyed, tie dyeing) 1. to create a variegated pattern in the dyeing of fabric by tying off various sections. –noun 2. the fabric so produced: a community of people wearing tie dye …
tie-dye — adj. Tie dye is used with these nouns: ↑T shirt … Collocations dictionary
tie-dye — /tuy duy /, v., dyed, tie dyeing, n. v.t. 1. to dye (fabric) by tie dyeing. n. 2. tie dyeing. 3. Informal. a fabric or garment dyed by tie dyeing. [1935 40] * * * … Universalium
tie-dye — 1. verb To tie strings around (fabric or clothing) and then dye it, in such a manner that the tied parts do not get colored. 2. noun A shirt that has been tie dyed … Wiktionary
