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TO DYE IN GRAIN

Definition: TO DYE IN GRAIN

TO DYE IN GRAIN

1. To dye of a fast color by means of the coccus or kermes grain [see Grain , n., 5]; hence, to dye firmly; also, to dye in the wool, or in the raw material. See under Dye. The red roses flush up in her cheeks . . . Likce crimson dyed in grain. --Spenser.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Crosswords: TO DYE IN GRAIN

English words defined with "TO DYE IN GRAIN": Engrain. (references)

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Anagrams: TO DYE IN GRAIN

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-e-g-i-i-n-n-o-r-t-y"

-1 letter: denigration.

-2 letters: detraining, inordinate, originated.

-3 letters: androgyne, arointing, aroynting, arytenoid, detaining, dignitary, granitoid, ingrained, integrand, ordaining, orienting, originate, rationing, rendition, retaining.

-4 letters: adorning, androgen, anointed, anointer, antinode, arginine, arointed, aroynted, daintier, dairying, deairing, denoting, derating, dirtying, donating, dragonet, draining, dynatron, enditing, gradient, gyration, ideating, ideation, idoneity, ignitron, ignorant, indentor, indigent, iodating, iodinate, negation, negatron.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: TO DYE IN GRAIN


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 4F      44 59 45      49 4E      47 52 41 49 4E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

            

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01001111 00100000 01000100 01011001 01000101 00100000 01001001 01001110 00100000 01000111 01010010 01000001 01001001 01001110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#79 &#32 &#68 &#89 &#69 &#32 &#73 &#78 &#32 &#71 &#82 &#65 &#73 &#78

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 004F      0044 0059 0045      0049 004E      0047 0052 0041 0049 004E

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

544923859392434824152354348

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Anagrams
4. Orthography
5. Bibliography


  

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