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| 1. | Dyed with grain, or kermes. | |||||||
| 2. | Dyed before manufacture, - said of the material of a textile fabric; hence, in general, thoroughly inwrought; forming an essential part of the substance.
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| n. | 1. | An ingrain fabric, as a carpet. | ||||||
| v. t. | 1. | |||||||
| 1. | To dye with or in grain or kermes. | |||||||
| 2. | To dye in the grain, or before manufacture. | |||||||
| 3. | To work into the natural texture or into the mental or moral constitution of; to stain; to saturate; to imbue; to infix deeply. | |||||||
| Verb | 1. | ingrain - thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt" Synonyms: grain |
| 2. | ingrain - produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" |
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