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A plant of the genus Genista (G. tinctoria); dyer's weed; -- called also greenweed.

A trade name for a dyestuff, consisting essentially of impure fuchsine.

An artificial, orange dyestuff, analogous to tropaolin, and like it used as an indicator in alkalimetry; -- called also methyl orange.

The leaves of the henna plant, or a preparation or dyestuff made from them.

Applied to coarse cloth made of undyed wool, formerly worn by Scotch peasants. [Scot.]

Color or shade of color; tint; dye. "Flowers of all hue." Milton. Hues of the rich unfolding morn. Keble.

A yellow dye obtained from the leaves of the holly.

To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes thoroughly imbued with black.

To dye red or crimson. Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand No; this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red. Shak.

a plant of the genus Symphoricarpus (S. vulgaris), bearing small red berries. -- Indian dye, the puccoon. -- Indian fig. (Bot.) (a) The banyan. See Banyan. (b) The prickly pear. -- Indian file, single file; arrangement of persons in a row following one after another, the usual way among Indians of traversing woods,…

A blue dyestuff obtained from several plants belonging to very different genera and orders; as, the woad, Isatis tinctoria, Indigofera tinctoria, I. Anil, Nereum tinctorium, etc. It is a dark blue earthy substance, tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet luster when rubbed. Indigo does not exist in the plants as s…

Any one of a series of artificial blue dyes, in appearance resembling indigo, for which they are often used as substitutes.

Any one of a series of artificial blue dyestuffs, resembling indigo in appearance, and obtained by the action of phenol on certain nitrogenous derivatives of quinone. Simple indophenol proper has not yet been isolated.

Any one of a large series of aniline dyes, colored blue or violet, and represented by aniline violet.

Dyed with grain, or kermes. [Obs.]

The act of tingeing or dyeing. Blount.

A genus of herbs, some species of which, especially the Isatis tinctoria, yield a blue dye similar to indigo; woad.

color, fine grain, and rather heavy, and is much used in cabinetwork. It is also used for dyeing a brilliant yellow. [Written also jak.]

est Indies and tropical America (Calyptranthes Jambolana), with astringent bark, used for dyeing. It bears an edible fruit.

walnut (Juglans regia). It is used medicinally as an alterative, and also as a black hair dye.