indigo dye

collocation in English

meaningsofindigoanddye

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indigo
adjective
uk
/ˈɪn.dɪ.ɡəʊ/us
/ˈɪn.dɪ.ɡoʊ/
having a ...
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dye
noun[C or U]
uk
/daɪ/us
/daɪ/
a substance used to change the colour ...
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(Definition ofindigoanddyefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Midnight blue is the color of a vat full ofindigodye; therefore, midnight blue may also be considered a dark shade of indigo.
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The indigo crop was grown for making blueindigodyein the pre-industrial age.
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Woad and true indigo were used to produceindigodyeused to colour fabrics blue or indigo.
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The large containers were used to holdindigodye, a specialty of the region.
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When dry, the fabric is then dipped numerous times into the large tubs containing theindigodye.
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The plant was one of the original sources ofindigodye.
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The synthesis of aniline was used to make mauveine (aniline purple) dye and the synthesis of quinine was used to makeindigodye.
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The color of "indigodye" is a different color than either spectrum indigo or pigment indigo.
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Its widespread cultivation began in the mid-19th century as the world demand forindigodyedried up.
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Indigodyeis a product of the reaction of indoxyl by a mild oxidizing agent such as atmospheric oxygen.
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The chemical composition ofindigodyeis the same as that of woad, but the colour is more intense.
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Due to her successes, the volume ofindigodyeexported increased dramatically from 5,000 pounds in 1745-46, to 130,000 pounds by 1748.
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Its prosperity was built on a strongindigodyeindustry.
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It belongs to the same genus as plants formerly used to produceindigodye.
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Schliemann next cornered the market inindigodyeand then went into the indigo business itself, turning a good profit.
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Thanks in part to the availability ofindigodye, the 18th century saw the widespread use of blue military uniforms.
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The company's mainstay businesses were by then in cotton, silk,indigodye, saltpetre and tea.
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Denim is the color of denim cloth, which after being dyed withindigodye, is used to make jeans.
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They then developed into prosperous colonies that made large profits off of cash crops such as tobacco,indigodye, and rice.
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He used his knowledge to patent anindigodyefrom which he earned a fortune that enabled him to concentrate his efforts on political ventures.
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