tie-dye

present singular third person tie-dyes · participle present tie-dyeing · participle present tie-dying · participle past tie-dyed · past 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.

   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.”

   2019 August 15, Bob Stanley, “'Groovy, groovy, groovy': listening to Woodstock 50 years on – all 38 discs”, in The Guardian

plural tie-dyes

1. uncountableThe use of this dyeing technique.

   Synonyms: tie and dye

2. countableA shirt that has been tie-dyed.

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