▪ I. ˈdye-house1
The building in which a dyer carries on his work.
| 1465 Mann. & Househ. Exp. 179 Edward Bernard that dweld in hys dyhowse. 1545 Act 37 Hen. VIII, c. 12 §9 Wheare anny personne shall demyse any dyehouse or Brewhouse. 1697 Lond. Gaz. No. 3261/4 Some of them Broke open a Dye-House at Bow. 1876 Bancroft Hist. U.S. VI. xxx. 87 Trees, useful in the workshop and the dye-house. |
▪ II. dye-house2
dial. var. of dey-house (Grose).