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dyestuff

[ dahy-stuhf ]

/ ˈdaɪˌstʌf /

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noun

a material yielding or used as a dye.

Origin of dyestuff

1830–40; probably translation of German Farbstoff

Words nearby dyestuff

dyer's-broom, dyer's-greenweed, dyer's-weed, dyerma, dyersburg, dyestuff, dyewood, dyfed, dying, dyke, dykon

Example sentences from the Web for dyestuff

The first is a yellow dyestuff, but it would be hard to assign any one shade or tint to Alizarin as a dyestuff.

The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing |Watson Smith
Then wash the dyed fabric and notice whether the dyestuff washes off or not.

Textiles |William H. Dooley
The goods are run first in a little water and the dyestuff added very gradually through a hollow axle.

Animal Proteins |Hugh Garner Bennett
The boxes may contain the same or different liquors, according to the nature of the dyestuff employed.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 |Various

The goods are first warmed in the drum up to 140 F., and the dyestuff solution gradually run into the drum whilst it is revolving.

Animal Proteins |Hugh Garner Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for dyestuff

dyestuff

/ (ˈdaɪˌstʌf) /

noun

a substance that can be used as a dye or from which a dye can be obtained