Dye vs Dyd - What's the difference?
dye | dyd |
A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.
to colour with dye
* 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 46.
As verbs the difference between dye and dyd
is that dye is to colour with dye while dyd is .As a noun dye
is a colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied or dye can be .dye
English
(wikipedia dye)Etymology 1
From (etyl) deie, from (etyl) . See (l). colored with dye'. The yarn has been ' dyed .Noun
Synonyms
* colourant * tinctureVerb
Synonyms
* (to color) tint, stain, shade, streakDerived terms
(Terms derived from "dye") * dyeable * dyed-in-the-wool * dye-house * dye-line * dyer * dyery * dyester * dyestuff * dyewood/dye-woodEtymology 2
Noun
(dice)- If a dye were marked with one figure or number of spots on four sides, and with another figure or number of spots on the two remaining sides, it would be more probable, that the former would turn up than the latter ;