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Stained vs Dyed - What's the difference?

stained | dyed |

As adjectives the difference between stained and dyed

is that stained is having a stain while dyed is coloured or tinted with dye.

As verbs the difference between stained and dyed

is that stained is (stain) while dyed is (dye).

stained

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • having a stain
  • coloured by adding a pigment
  • Derived terms

    * stained glass

    Verb

    (head)
  • (stain)
  • Anagrams

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    dyed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Coloured or tinted with dye.
  • Derived terms

    * dyed-in-the-wool

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dye)
  • Anagrams

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