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tie-and-dye

American  
[tahy-uhn-dahy] / ˈtaɪ ənˈdaɪ /

noun

  1. tie-dyeing.


Etymology

Origin of tie-and-dye

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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Mr. Singh notes that his students and local artisans can swap notes; a three-day workshop on tie-and-dye and block printing was taught by craftsmen in April.

From New York Times

Wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling, the booths there are jammed with indigo, mud cloth, tie-and-dye, batik, wax-resist prints, cowrie-shell waistbands, and ropes of beads thick as hawsers or as finely wrought as a micro-braid.

From New York Times