dye (dyes plural & 3rd person present) (dyeing present participle) (dyed past tense & past participle )
1 verb If you dye something such as hair or cloth, you change its colour by soaking it in a special liquid.
The women prepared, spun and dyed the wool... V n
2 n-mass Dye is a substance made from plants or chemicals which is mixed into a liquid and used to change the colour of something such as cloth or hair. ...bottles of hair dye.
tie-dye (tie-dyes plural & 3rd person present) (tie-dyeing present participle) (tie-dyed past tense & past participle )
1 verb 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.
usu passive
He wore a T-shirt that had been tie-dyed in bright colours... be V-ed
I bought a great tie-dyed silk scarf. V-ed
2 n-var A tie-dye is a garment or piece of cloth that has been tie-dyed.
usu N n
They wore tie-dyes and ponchos., ...a hideous tie-dye shirt.