dye-works

1. 1.

   a workshop where dyeing is done

   Broaderworkshop

Questions about dye-works

What does dye-works mean?

dye-works means "a workshop where dyeing is done".

How many syllables are in dye-works?

dye-works has 2 syllables and divides as dye--works under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is dye-works a common word?

dye-works is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.