9@SideNeckhigh-PalmDown-9@SideNeckhigh-PalmDown Upanddown-Upanddown 9@SideChesthigh-PalmDown-9@SideChesthigh-PalmDown

American Sign Language

Alternative forms
  • (lower) 9@SideChesthigh-PalmDown-9@SideChesthigh-PalmDown Upanddown-Upanddown 9@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown-9@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown

Etymology

Imitative of dipping clothing into a container of dye.

Production
  • This two-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
    1. Posture the nondominant hand in the “9” handshape in front of and beside the neck, nondominant palm facing down. Posture the dominant hand in the “9” handshape in front of and beside the neck, dominant palm facing down.
    2. Move the hands down to the following posture, then back up and back down again.
    3. Posture the nondominant hand in the “9” handshape about half an arm’s length in front of and beside the chest, nondominant palm facing down. Posture the dominant hand in the “9” handshape about half an arm’s length in front of and beside the chest, dominant palm facing down.

Verb

(ASL gloss: DYE)

  1. (of clothing, hair, etc.) to dye; to color
  2. to bleach

Noun

Upload png, jpg, or gif image. (ASL gloss: DYE)

  1. dye; liquid colorant
  2. bleach
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