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Dye vs Taint - What's the difference?

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In transitive terms the difference between dye and taint

is that dye is to colour with dye while taint is to hit or touch lightly, in tilting.

dye

English

(wikipedia dye)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) deie, from (etyl) . See (l). colored with dye'. The yarn has been ' dyed .

Noun

  • A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.
    • Synonyms
    * colourant * tincture

    Verb

  • to colour with dye
    • Synonyms
    * (to color) tint, stain, shade, streak
    Derived terms
    (Terms derived from "dye") * dyeable * dyed-in-the-wool * dye-house * dye-line * dyer * dyery * dyester * dyestuff * dyewood/dye-wood

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (dice)
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 46.
    • 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 ;

    Anagrams

    * ----

    taint

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) tingere, tinctum via (etyl) teint (past participle of )

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A (l), (l) or (l), especially in (l)
  • A mark of (l), especially on one's (l); blemish
  • (obsolete) tincture; hue; colour
  • (obsolete) infection; corruption; deprivation
    • He had inherited from his parents a scrofulous taint , which it was beyond the power of medicine to remove. — Macaulay.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To (l) or (l) (something) with an external (l), either (l) or (l).
  • * Shakespeare
    • His unkindness may defeat my life, / But never taint my love.
  • To (l) (food) by (l).
  • To be infected or corrupted; to be touched by something corrupting.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I cannot taint with fear.
  • To be affected with incipient putrefaction.
    • Meat soon taints in warm weather.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) . Compare with attaint.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A (l) with a (l), which fails of its intended (l).
  • An (l) done to a (l) in an encounter, without its being broken; also, a breaking of a lance in an encounter in a (l) or unscientific manner.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To damage, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner.
  • * Massinger
    • Do not fear; I have / A staff to taint , and bravely.
  • To hit or touch lightly, in tilting.
  • * Ld. Berners
    • They tainted each other on the helms and passed by.
  • To thrust ineffectually with a lance.

    • Etymology 3

    Reportedly from the phrase “ your balls and 'tain't your ass”.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) The (l).
  • * 2000 June 17, "Marc Newman" (username), " Re: Americas are overated", in talk.politics.guns, Usenet :
    • Sorry you feel that way. But since your mother sucks cocks in hell if I go there I won't be rotting.....I'll be on line right behind you hoping to get another good head job from your Mom or Sister....if you can remember which is which.......(Moms the one with the beard on her taint )
  • * 2005 July 14, "Noodles Jefferson" (username), " Re: My Wife's Raw Comments", in rec.sport.pro-wrestling, Usenet :
    • Even her taint 's raw?
  • * 2010 February 22, "Duchamanos" (username), " Re: Huck Finn 2010-anyone going?", in rec.sport.disc, Usenet :
    • Did you know that guy has absolutely no tan lines? He'll show his taint to prove it!

    Anagrams

    * (l), (l), (l)