Dyehouse

/ˈdaɪhaʊs/ noun

Definition

A building or facility where the dyeing of fabrics and other materials takes place, equipped with vats and drying areas.

Etymology

From dye plus house, a straightforward compound formed during the rise of industrialized textile manufacturing. Dyehouses became essential structures in textile-producing regions from medieval times onward.

Kelly Says

Medieval and early modern dyehouses were notorious for being smelly, chemical-laden workplaces where workers risked poisoning from arsenic and other toxic dyes—it was genuinely dangerous work that shaped industrial safety regulations.

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