| 单词 | to dye in wool, in grain |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto dye in (the) wool, in grain c. Phrase: to dye in (the) wool, in grain, to subject to the action of a colouring matter while the material is in the raw or primitive state; the effect of which is more thorough and lasting than when done after it is ‘made up’. literal and figurative. (See also grain n.1 10b; wool n. 1g.) ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > colouring > dyeing > dye [verb (transitive)] > fast dye engrain1377 dyec1386 to dye in (the) wool, in grainc1386 mastera1398 grain1530 begrain1855 the world > matter > colour > colouring > dyeing > dye [verb (transitive)] > processes or techniques to dye in grainc1386 woad1463 madder1464 set1529 to dye in (the) wool, in grain1579 alum1598 rake1778 sumac1792 piece-dye1810 gall1822 dung1824 wince1839 winch1845 overdye1857 top1874 to wet out1882 vat1883 cross-dye1885 paddle1909 premetallize1948 spin-dye1948 the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > do habitually [verb (transitive)] > render (a thing) habitual > make (a habit) inveterate inveterate1574 to dye in (the) wool, in grain1579 enroot1596 irradicate1836 c13861 [see sense 2a]. 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 85 If he had not through institution, and education (as it were) dyed in wolle the manners of children. 1679 London Gaz. No. 1449/4 A peice of half Ell green double Camblet dyed in the Wool. 1798 M. Edgeworth & R. L. Edgeworth Pract. Educ. II. xxiii. 665 Dyed in grain, means dyed into the substance of the material so that the dye can't be washed out. < as lemmas |
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