DYADIC
Dy*ad"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Pertaining to the number two; of two parts or elements. Dyadic arithmetic, the same as binary arithmetic.
DYAKS
Dy"aks, n. pl.
Defn: ; sing. Dyak. (Ethnol.) The aboriginal and most numerous inhabitants of Borneo. They are partially civilized, but retain many barbarous practices.
DYAS
Dy"as, n. Etym: [L. dyas the number two.] (Geol.)
Defn: A name applied in Germany to the Permian formation, there consisting of two principal groups.
DYE Dye, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dyeing.] Etym: [OE. deyan, dyen, AS. deágian.]
Defn: To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to, as by
the application of dyestuffs.
Cloth to be dyed of divers colors. Trench.
The soul is dyed by its thoughts. Lubbock.
To dye in the grain, To dye in the wool (Fig.), to dye firmly; to
imbue thoroughly.
He might truly be termed a legitimate son of the revenue system dyed
in the wool. Hawthorne.
Syn.
— See Stain.
DYE
Dye, n.