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yarn-dyed
[ yahrn-dahyd ]
/ ˈyɑrnˌdaɪd /
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adjective
(of fabrics) woven from yarns previously dyed (opposed to piece-dyed). QUIZ
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Origin of yarn-dyed
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby yarn-dyed
Yarkant He,
Yarmouth,
Yarmuk,
yarmulke,
yarn,
yarn-dyed,
Yaroslavl,
yarovize,
yarraman,
yarran,
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How to use yarn-dyed in a sentence
To that regard, Mulaney opens with its star spinning a longer joke-yarn based on something that had really happened to him.
He's never dyed it, and he doesn't wear make-up in his films, unless he has a zit to cover up.
Though he made it back to the top by dint of talent and hard work, he remained a deep-dyed cynic for the rest of his life.
Many of us strike a happy medium, leaving enough wiggle room with reality to spin a good yarn.
He's wearing his usual beret, tie-dyed T-shirt and parachute pants.
I didn't take much stock in the yarn at the time, but I'm beginning to think he had it straight.
Without embarking on another endless yarn let me note the fact that there are two schools amongst our brethren afloat.
You can probably realize just how headquarters would take the sort of yarn we'd spin if we dashed in and told them the truth.
Before that time we always put rope-yarn between the lap of the boiler-plates to make the seams tight.
He said, 'Now you shall never make another boiler for me with rope-yarn.'
British Dictionary definitions for yarn-dyed
adjective
(of fabric) dyed while still in yarn form, before being wovenCompare piece-dyed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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