half-dyed

Updated: May 11, 2025

But it can easily be imagined that a fierce, dissolute, hungry-looking woman, with half-dyed hair, who had drunk as much as was good for her, dressed in a hat made of shabby peacock feathers, dirty white shoes, an ulster with some buttons off, and a gorgeous but filthy pink silk tea-gown, presented a sufficiently curious appearance.

Henry Rider Haggard - Colonel Quaritch, V.C.: A Tale of Country Life