tie-dye

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaɪˌdaɪ/

Verb

tie-dye (third-person singular simple present tie-dyes, present participle tie-dyeing or tie-dying, simple past and past participle tie-dyed)

1. To tie strings around (fabric or clothing) and then dye it, in such a manner that the tied parts do not get colored.
   • 2019 August 15, Bob Stanley, “'Groovy, groovy, groovy': listening to Woodstock 50 years on – all 38 discs”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Sebastian adds that he’s been living in California, in a tent, where he met a lady who tie-dyes – “a cloth house is all you need if you’ve got love.”

Translations

to dye with strings

• Czech: batikovat
• Hungarian: batikol (hu)
• Swedish: göra knytbatik

Noun

tie-dye (countable and uncountable, plural tie-dyes)

1. (uncountable) The use of this dyeing technique.

   Synonym: tie and dye

2. (countable) A shirt that has been tie-dyed.

   I threw on jeans and a tie-dye and went to the concert.

Translations

dyeing technique

• Czech: batika

a shirt

• Swedish: en skjorta i knytbatik c