dyed

verb form (dye, dyes, dyed, dyeing); adjective (dyed)

«dyed» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(past of dye) Changed the colour of something with a dye (a colouring liquid or powder): She dyed her hair purple. tree →
(adjective) Having a colour put on with dye: dyed wool. tree →
«dyed-in-the-wool» = fixed and never changing in your opinions: a dyed-in-the-wool football fan. tree →

In the lessons

In art and science children dye eggs, T-shirts and fabric and learn how colours soak in; in everyday life people dye their hair. Phrases: «dyed her hair», «tie-dyed T-shirt», «dyed-in-the-wool».

Examples

We dyed eggs with onion skins for the spring fair. tree →
My aunt dyed her hair bright red. tree →
We made tie-dyed T-shirts in art class. tree →
The wool was dyed blue with plants. tree →
His dyed-in-the-wool love of rugby never changes. tree →
The red sock dyed all my white shirts pink in the wash. tree →
She dyed her red hair black, and painted her face. tree →

Note

Homophone trap: «dyed» (coloured) sounds the same as «died» (stopped living). Dye → dyed → dyeing (keep the e so it is not «dying», which comes from «die»).

In Jewish tradition

Coloured red, as the ram skins used for a covering of the Tabernacle tent. Dyed cloth was also costly, a prize of war.

Interpretation. Some say the red-dyed skins were among the gifts of the people for the Tabernacle, and each colour has been given symbolic meaning by later teachers. In Deborah's song, dyed garments show what Sisera's mother imagined as spoil.

Examples

and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia-wood; (Torah EXO.25.5, JPS 1917) tree →
And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of sealskins above. (Torah EXO.36.19, JPS 1917) tree →
and the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of sealskins, and the veil of the screen; (Torah EXO.39.34, JPS 1917) tree →
A damsel, two damsels to every man; to Sisera a spoil of dyed garments, a spoil of dyed garments of embroidery, two dyed garments of broidery for the neck of every spoiler?' (Prophets JDG.5.30, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Homophone trap: «dyed» (coloured) sounds the same as «died» (stopped living). Dye → dyed → dyeing (keep the e so it is not «dying», which comes from «die»).

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «dyed» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«dyed» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «dyed» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«dyed» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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