单词 | overdye |
释义 | overdyev. 1. transitive. To dye (something already dyed) with a second dye. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > colouring > dyeing > dye [verb (transitive)] > processes or techniques to dye in grainc1386 woad1463 madder1464 set1529 to dye in (the) wool, in grain1579 alum1598 rake1778 sumac1792 piece-dye1810 gall1822 dung1824 wince1839 winch1845 overdye1857 top1874 to wet out1882 vat1883 cross-dye1885 paddle1909 premetallize1948 spin-dye1948 1857 C. Mackay Man in Dead Sea in Voices from Mountains 9 Smote him on his cheeks and eyes, And bruised his lips, so ruddy fair, Till the blood started, and over-dyed The bloom of his face with gory red. 1946 R. S. Horsfall & L. G. Lawrie Dyeing Textile Fibres (ed. 2) iv. 71 These goods are piece bleached and overdyed with dyestuffs fast to light. 1952 Dyeing of Nylon Textiles (I.C.I.) xi. 124 A two-bath process is necessary, the Vat dyestuff first being applied and oxidized and the union material then being over~dyed with the acid dyestuff. 1995 J. L. Singman & W. McLean Daily Life in Chaucer's Eng. vi. 96 Dyes could be combined to produce other colors–blue was overdyed with yellow to produce green. 2. transitive. To dye too often or with too strong a dye, so as to cause damage. ΚΠ 1871 L. Colange Zell's Pop. Encycl. II. 539/2 Overdye, to dye too much or too deeply. 1909 Daily Chron. 23 Feb. 7/2 The buyer should beware of..burnt furs. Such furs have been over-dyed, and the hair will soon become rusty and fall out. 2001 Latina (Nexis) Sept. 59 The one thing I can't stand about Latinas is if they overdye their hair and it ends up looking like straw. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1857 |
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