tie-dye
verb [T] /ˈtaɪ.daɪ/ (present tense tie-dyeing, past tense and past participle tie-dyed)Definition
› to colour cloth by tying it in knots so that when it is put in a dye (= substance for changing the colour of cloth) the tied areas absorb less colour and produce circular patterns when unfastened: There are pictures of us in the 60s wearing flares and tie-dyed T-shirts.Colour - general words
(Definition of tie-dye verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -coloured suffix
- chromatic adjective (COLOUR)
- colour adjective
- colour noun (APPEARANCE)
- colour verb (BECOME A COLOUR)
- discolour verb
- dye verb
- hue noun (COLOUR)
- pigmentation noun
- primary colour noun
- run verb (FLOW)
- shade noun (DEGREE)
- shade verb (CHANGE)
- spectral adjective (COLOURS)
- spectrum noun (COLOURS)
- stain verb (MARK)
- tinge noun
- tint noun
- tint verb
- tone in phrasal verb
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