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单词 overdye
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overdyev.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈdʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈdaɪ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, dye v.
Etymology: < over- prefix + dye v. Compare earlier overdyed adj.
1. transitive. To dye (something already dyed) with a second dye. Also figurative.
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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.
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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).
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