"tie-dye" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtaɪˌdaɪ/ Forms: tie-dyes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tie-dye (countable and uncountable, plural tie-dyes)
  1. (uncountable) The use of this dyeing technique. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: tie and dye Translations (dyeing technique): batika (Czech)
    Sense id: en-tie-dye-en-noun-5FoMPFW2 Disambiguation of 'dyeing technique': 94 6
  2. (countable) A shirt that has been tie-dyed. Tags: countable Translations (a shirt): en skjorta i knytbatik [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-tie-dye-en-noun-bTmMpuKp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 72 19 Disambiguation of 'a shirt': 3 97

Verb

IPA: /ˈtaɪˌdaɪ/ Forms: tie-dyes [present, singular, third-person], tie-dyeing [participle, present], tie-dying [participle, present], tie-dyed [participle, past], tie-dyed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|pres_ptc2=tie-dying}} 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. Translations (to dye with strings): batikovat (Czech), batikol (Hungarian), göra knytbatik (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-tie-dye-en-verb-0-D04sY7

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for tie-dye meaning in English (2.8kB)

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