dye
Example Sentences
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Her once jet-black curly hair has been dyed blond.
From Literature
Synthetic dyes—dominated by German companies before World War I—had transformed color into a global commodity, while wartime shortages exposed how little standardization existed in describing it.
They also caution people to limit foods and drinks with additives including artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes and artificial preservatives.
When counterfeiters make fake versions—phony name-brand sneakers, for instance—they don’t use the same materials, glues, dyes and paints that the legitimate manufacturer does.
His clothes were finely made and colorful, his jerkin and leggings stitched in braided sinew dyed red, and edged in some kind of bird skin stained green.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
