Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A method of dyeing mixed woolen and cotton goods, by which the wool is first dyed with a color which has no affinity for cotton, after which the cotton is dyed with some color having no affinity for wool.
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Examples
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"Really, " was all she replied, but her mind was already on changing the mordant, adding other possible ingredients, experimenting with double-dyeing with indigo.
Owlsight Lackey, Mercedes 1998
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