1530 J. Palsgrave 213/2 Dieng fatte or leed, couier.
1670 R. Coke 34 All sorts of Dying stuffs, Hides, [etc.].
1725 D. Defoe i. 177 Dying Woods and dying Earths.
1735 G. Berkeley §509 Saffron, dying drugs, and the like produce.
1813 H. Davy iii. 65 Dyeing materials are furnished by leaves, or the petals of flowers.