dyed-in-the-wool
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n adjective
1.
through and through; complete: a dyed-in-the-wool reformer.
2.
dyed before weaving.
Origin:
1570–80
1570–80
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World English Dictionary
| dyed-in-the-wool | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | extreme or unchanging in attitude, opinion, etc |
| 2. | (of a fabric) made of dyed yarn |
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Dyed-in-the-wool
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Cultural Dictionary
dyed-in-the-wool definition
Thoroughgoing or complete: “The door-to-door salespeople are wasting their time with Evans; he's a dyed-in-the-wool advocate of shopping on the Internet.”
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Example sentences
The revelation of the killer will come as no surprise to dyed-in-the-wool mystery movie fans, but this shouldn't spoil the fun.
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