Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dyed"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dye \Dye\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dyed}; 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) 1.7 (wn)
dyed
adj 1: colored or impregnated with dye [syn: {tinted}] [ant: {undyed}]
2: (used of color) artificially produced; not natural; "a
bleached blonde" [syn: {bleached}, {colored}, {coloured}]
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