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tie-dyeing

[ tahy-dahy-ing ]

noun

  1. a process of hand-dyeing fabric, in which sections of the fabric are tightly bound, as with thread, to resist the dye solution, thereby producing a variegated pattern.


tie-dyeing

noun

  1. a method of dyeing textiles to produce patterns by tying sections of the cloth together so that they will not absorb the dye Also calledtie-and-dye
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tie-dyeing1

First recorded in 1900–05; tie-dye + -ing 1
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Example Sentences

They are turning it into breakfast cereal, tie-dyeing it and, in one case, wrapping it around baguettes.

We spent a day in their lab to see how it all worked and even did some tie-dyeing on our own.

What’s more joyful than learning a traditional tie-dyeing method?

But it serves another purpose: When you’re all done tie-dyeing those tea towels, and they no longer spark joy, you’ve got new material to toss.

“Everyone was forced to be creative this last year to face the challenges,” Mr. Rosario said, referring to the tie-dyeing, the sewing, the sourdough baking, the general reimagining of life that played out online and at home under quarantine.

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