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🎨 A second dyeing 🎨 To dye again
overdye

overdye

7.0
Adding a new color to fabric again to change or deepen its look
  • noun
  • /ˈoʊvərˌdaɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sobredicción
  • Applying a blue overdye can transform faded jeans into a trendy new look.

Examples

  • The artisan used an overdye to give the old rug a richer, deeper color.

  • She chose a red overdye to correct the uneven color on her curtains.

  • The artist used overdye to enhance the fabric's color.

  • I love the rich hue achieved by overdye.

  • The artisan used an overdye to give the old rug a richer, deeper color.

  • Applying a blue overdye can transform faded jeans into a trendy new look.

  • She chose a red overdye to correct the uneven color on her curtains.

How Saturated

saturation
  • Specialized
5 5.1
overdye
  • Specialized
7.0
dyeing
  • Specialized
3 2.8
tint
12 2.5

Surface Forms

overdye singular
overdyes plural

Morphology

overdye = overdye (transparent) = over + dye

The noun is transparently formed from the verb 'overdye' by conversion, and the verb itself is straightforwardly analyzable as 'over-' + 'dye'.

Etymology

Overdye comes from the parts over ('on top' or 'again') and dye ('to color'), so an overdye is a new layer of colour put on cloth to change, deepen, or correct its shade.