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dye

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dye
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dye1 /daɪ/ noun
 Language: Old English
 Origin: deah, deag
1. [uncountable and countable] a substance you use to change the colour of your clothes, hair etc:
    hair dye
2. a dye job informal someone who has had a dye job has used a substance to change the colour of their hair

II
dye2 verb [transitive]
to give something a different colour using a dye
    dye something black/blue/blonde etc
    Priscilla’s hair was dyed jet black.
—dyed adjective