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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dyeing \Dye"ing\, noun The process or art of fixing coloring matters permanently and uniformly in the fibers of wool, cotton, etc.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dye \Dye\ (d[imac]), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Dyed} (d[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dyeing}.] [OE. deyan, dyen, AS. de['a]gian.] To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to, as by the application of dyestuffs.
Cloth to be dyed of divers colors. --Trench.
The soul is dyed by its thoughts. --Lubbock.
{To dye in the grain}, {To dye in the wool} (Fig.), to dye firmly; to imbue thoroughly.
He might truly be termed a legitimate son of the revenue system dyed in the wool. --Hawthorne.
Syn: See {Stain}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
dyeing
noun: the use of dye to change the color of something permanently
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