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

  • "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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