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ALL meanings of ingrain

in·grain
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  • transitive verb ingrain instil, implant 1
  • adjective ingrain made of dyed yarn 1
  • noun ingrain Firmly fix or establish (a habit, belief, or attitude) in a person. 1
  • verb with object ingrain to implant or fix deeply and firmly, as in the nature or mind. 1
  • adjective ingrain ingrained; firmly fixed. 1
  • adjective ingrain (of fiber or yarn) dyed in a raw state, before being woven or knitted. 1
  • adjective ingrain made of fiber or yarn so dyed: ingrain fabric. 1
  • adjective ingrain (of carpets) made of ingrain yarn and so woven as to show a different pattern on each side; reversible. 1
  • noun ingrain yarn, wool, etc., dyed before manufacture. 1
  • noun ingrain an ingrain carpet. 1
  • noun ingrain An ingrain fabric, such as a carpet. 0
  • verb ingrain To make something deeply part of something else, either literally or figuratively. 0
  • adjective ingrain Dyed with grain, or kermes. 0
  • adjective ingrain Dyed before manufacture; said of the material of a textile fabric; hence, in general, thoroughly inwrought; forming an essential part of the substance. 0
  • verb ingrain to impress deeply on the mind or nature; instil 0
  • verb ingrain to dye into the fibre of (a fabric) 0
  • adjective ingrain (of woven or knitted articles, esp rugs and carpets) made of dyed yarn or of fibre that is dyed before being spun into yarn 0
  • noun ingrain a carpet made from ingrained yarn 0
  • noun ingrain such yarn 0
  • verb transitive ingrain to dye in the fiber before manufacture 0
  • verb transitive ingrain to work into the fiber; infuse deeply 0
  • adjective ingrain dyed in the fiber, before manufacture; thoroughly dyed 0
  • adjective ingrain made of fiber or yarn dyed before weaving 0
  • adjective ingrain deeply infused 0
  • noun ingrain yarn, fiber, carpeting, etc. dyed before manufacture 0
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