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dyes in the wool

dyes in the wool is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dye in the wool.

Meaning of dye in the wool

Verb

dye in the wool (third-person singular simple present dyes in the wool, present participle dyeing in the wool, simple past and past participle dyed in the wool)

  1. To dye woolen fibers before they are spun into thread.
    • The circumstance mentioned in the last two lines shows that it was usual to dye in the wool, as is sometimes done in England.1838, The Saturday magazine, volume XII, page 108

Questions about dyes in the wool

What is dyes in the wool the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dyes in the wool is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dye in the wool.

Words near dyes in the wool in the dictionary

  1. dyers
  2. Dyers Crossing
  3. Dyersburg
  4. dyery
  5. dyes
  6. dyes in the wool
  7. dyest
  8. dyester
  9. dyesters
  10. dyestuff
  11. dyestuffs

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