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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024en•grained (en grānd′, en′grānd′),USA pronunciation adj. - ingrained.
en•grain•ed•ly (en grā′nid lē, -grānd′-),USA pronunciation adv. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•grained /ɪnˈgreɪnd, ˈɪnˌgreɪnd/USA pronunciation also engrained, adj. - fixed deep in one's mind:ingrained superstition.
- Textilesforced deeply into or through something, as through the grain or fiber of something:deeply ingrained dirt and stains.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024en•grain (en grān′),USA pronunciation v.t., adj. - ingrain (defs. 1, 2).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•grain (v. in grān′;adj., n. in′grān′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to implant or fix deeply and firmly, as in the nature or mind.
adj. - ingrained;
firmly fixed. - Textiles(of fiber or yarn) dyed in a raw state, before being woven or knitted.
- Textilesmade of fiber or yarn so dyed:ingrain fabric.
- Textiles(of carpets) made of ingrain yarn and so woven as to show a different pattern on each side;
reversible. n. - Textilesyarn, wool, etc., dyed before manufacture.
- Textilesan ingrain carpet.
Also, engrain (for defs. 1, 2). - origin, originally phrase (dyed) in grain (i.e., with kermes) 1760–70
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged infuse, inculcate, imbue.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•grained (in grānd′, in′grānd′),USA pronunciation adj. - firmly fixed; deep-rooted;
inveterate:ingrained superstition. - Textileswrought into or through the grain or fiber.
Also, engrained. in•grain•ed•ly (in grā′nid lē, -grānd′-),USA pronunciation adv. in•grain′ed•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: engrain /ɪnˈɡreɪn/ vb - a variant spelling of ingrain
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ingrain, engrain vb /ɪnˈɡreɪn/(transitive)- to impress deeply on the mind or nature; instil
- archaic to dye into the fibre of (a fabric)
adj /ˈɪnˌɡreɪn/- (of woven or knitted articles, esp rugs and carpets) made of dyed yarn or of fibre that is dyed before being spun into yarn
n /ˈɪnˌɡreɪn/- a carpet made from ingrained yarn
Etymology: 18th Century: from the phrase dyed in grain dyed with kermes through the fibre Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ingrained, engrained /ɪnˈɡreɪnd/ adj - deeply impressed or instilled
- (prenominal) complete or inveterate; utter
- (esp of dirt) worked into or through the fibre, grain, pores, etc
ingrainedly, engrainedly /ɪnˈɡreɪnɪdlɪ/ adv inˈgrainedness, enˈgrainedness n |