overdye
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 7
Definition of overdye
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(transitive)To dye (something already coloured) with another colour.
“To last more than a few days in the sunshine, the crushed logwood needed to be over-dyed on woad- or indigo-coloured fabric.”
“There was a sweater dress in almost the same shade of blue as one shown at Doo.Ri; overdyed plaid shirts with contrasting plaid cuffs and collars for men like those at Duckie Brown; and lots of chunky knit gray cardigans like the ones popping up all over the place — just not at the same prices.”
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verb
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(transitive)To dye (something already coloured) with another colour.
“To last more than a few days in the sunshine, the crushed logwood needed to be over-dyed on woad- or indigo-coloured fabric.”
“There was a sweater dress in almost the same shade of blue as one shown at Doo.Ri; overdyed plaid shirts with contrasting plaid cuffs and collars for men like those at Duckie Brown; and lots of chunky knit gray cardigans like the ones popping up all over the place — just not at the same prices.”
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To dye too much.
“Near-synonym: overcolor”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From over- + dye.
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