About The Word Ingrain
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Ingrain
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What's The Definition Of Ingrain?
[v] make a deep and indelible impression on someone
[v] thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt" Synonyms | Synonyms for Ingrain: grain | impress | instill Related Terms | Find terms related to Ingrain: 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 See Also | affect | move | penetrate | perforate | strike Ingrain In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\In"grain`\, n. An ingrain fabric, as a carpet. \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. |
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