dyestuff

dyestuff

English

Etymology

From dye +‎ stuff.

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Noun

dyestuff (countable and uncountable, plural dyestuffs)

  1. Any soluble pigment used for dyeing the hair, fabric, etc.
    • 2026, Elise Young, “Yagaa: Reviving Sericulture in Southern Mexico”, in Spin Off, volume L, number 1, page 17:
      Except for the indigo, the dyebaths are steeped over heat to release their pigment and then strained to remove the dyestuff.

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