Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dyeing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dyeing \Dye"ing\, n.
The process or art of fixing coloring matters permanently and
uniformly in the fibers of wool, cotton, etc.
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)
dyeing
n : the use of dye to change the color of something permanently
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