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Ingrain definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IN'GRAIN, v.t. [in and grain.] To dye in the grain, or before manufacture.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt" [syn: ingrain, grain]
2: produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" [syn: impress, ingrain, instill]

Merriam Webster's

I. transitive verb also engrain Date: circa 1641 to work indelibly into the natural texture or mental or moral constitution Synonyms: see infuse II. adjective Date: 1766 1. a. made of fiber that is dyed before being spun into yarn b. made of yarn that is dyed before being woven or knitted 2. thoroughly worked in ; innate III. noun Date: 1899 innate quality or character

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 inherent; ingrained. 2 (of textiles) dyed in the fibre, before being woven. Phrases and idioms: ingrain carpet a reversible carpet, with different colours interwoven.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ingrain In"grain` (?; 277), a. [Pref. in- in + grain kermes. See Engrain, Grain.] 1. Dyed with grain, or kermes. [Obs.] 2. Dyed before manufacture, -- said of the material of a textile fabric; hence, in general, thoroughly inwrought; forming an essential part of the substance. Ingrain carpet, a double or two-ply carpet. Triple ingrain carpet, a three-ply carpet.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ingrain In"grain`, n. An ingrain fabric, as a carpet.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ingrain In"grain`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ingrained; p. pr. & vb. n. Ingraining.] [Written also engrain.] 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. Our fields ingrained with blood. --Daniel. Cruelty and jealousy seem to be ingrained in a man who has these vices at all. --Helps.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Dye in the grain. 2. Imbue, impregnate.

Moby Thesaurus

apply paint, bed, bedaub, bedizen, begild, besmear, brush on paint, calcimine, coat, color, complexion, confirm, cover, dab, daub, deep-dye, define, dip, distemper, double-dye, dye, embed, emblazon, enamel, engild, engraft, engrave, entrench, establish, etch, face, fast-dye, fix, found, fresco, gild, glaze, gloss, grain, grave, ground, hue, illuminate, imbue, impact, implant, impress, imprint, incise, infix, inoculate, inscribe, invest, jam, japan, lacquer, lay on color, leaven, lodge, pack, paint, parget, pigment, plant, prime, print, root, seat, set, set in, settle, shade, shadow, shellac, slop on paint, smear, stain, stamp, steep, stereotype, stipple, suffuse, tinct, tincture, tinge, tint, tone, undercoat, varnish, wash, wedge, whitewash