piece-dye

verb

To dye (a finished fabric) after it has been woven or knitted, but before it is cut and sewn into finished products like garments.

Meanings

verbpiece-dye (third-person singular simple present piece-dyes, present participle piece-dyeing, simple past and past participle piece-dyed)

present singular third person piece-dyes · participle present piece-dyeing · participle past piece-dyed · past piece-dyed

  1. transitivebusinessTo dye (a finished fabric) after it has been woven or knitted, but before it is cut and sewn into finished products like garments.
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APA

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Chicago

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