dyer noun. ['dʌɪǝ] LME.
[from DYE verb + -ER¹.]
A person whose occupation is the dyeing of cloth etc.
In possess. in names of plants yielding dyes: dyer's broom = dyer's greenweed below. dyer's greenweed: see greenweed s.v. GREEN adjective. dyer's rocket the plant weld, Reseda luteola. dyer's weed (a) = dyer's greenweed above; (b) = dyer's rocket above.

■ dyery noun a place or building where dyeing is carried out M18.

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