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ingrain

[ verb in-greyn; adjective noun in-greyn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to implant or fix deeply and firmly, as in the nature or mind.
Synonyms: imbue, inculcate, infuse

ingrained; firmly fixed.
(of fiber or yarn) dyed in a raw state, before being woven or knitted.
made of fiber or yarn so dyed:
ingrain fabric.
(of carpets) made of ingrain yarn and so woven as to show a different pattern on each side; reversible.

ingrain

See ingrained
variants of ingrained
(of woven or knitted articles, esp rugs and carpets) made of dyed yarn or of fibre that is dyed before being spun into yarn

Origin of ingrain¹

First recorded in 1760–70; originally phrase (dyed) in grain (i.e., with kermes)

Origin of ingrain¹

C18: from the phrase dyed in grain dyed with kermes through the fibre

Whereupon Mufty, finding himself dropped upon the coldly unsympathetic ingrain carpet, desisted from further encouraging remarks.

But I never can—I'm like him, every one says so, and he says the heedlessness is ingrain, and can't be got rid of.

Between the pews, in the aisle, the violent vermilion of a strip of ingrain carpet assaulted the eye.

On the floor was a much used and faded ingrain carpet, in one place worn through by the edge of a loose board.

She felt her feet sink luxuriously into the rugs, oh, so different from the threadbare ingrain carpet at home!

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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