tie-dye

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tie-dye (third-person singular simple present tie-dyes, present participle tie-dyeing or tie-dying, simple past and past participle tie-dyed)

  1. To tie strings around (fabric or clothing) and then dye it, in such a manner that the tied parts do not get colored.
    • 2019 August 15, Bob Stanley, “'Groovy, groovy, groovy': listening to Woodstock 50 years on – all 38 discs”, in The Guardian[1]:
      Sebastian adds that he’s been living in California, in a tent, where he met a lady who tie-dyes – “a cloth house is all you need if you’ve got love.”

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Noun

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tie-dye (countable and uncountable, plural tie-dyes)

  1. (uncountable) The use of this dyeing technique.
    Synonym: tie and dye
  2. (countable) A shirt that has been tie-dyed.
    I threw on jeans and a tie-dye and went to the concert.

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