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[in-greyn, in-greyn]

verb (used with object)

  1. to implant or fix deeply and firmly, as in the nature or mind.

    Synonyms: , ,


adjective

  1. ingrained; firmly fixed.

  2. (of fiber or yarn) dyed in a raw state, before being woven or knitted.

  3. made of fiber or yarn so dyed.

    ingrain fabric.

  4. (of carpets) made of ingrain yarn and so woven as to show a different pattern on each side; reversible.

noun

  1. yarn, wool, etc., dyed before manufacture.

  2. an ingrain carpet.

ingrain

verb

  1. to impress deeply on the mind or nature; instil

  2. archaicto dye into the fibre of (a fabric)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. variants of ingrained

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

    1. a carpet made from ingrained yarn

    2. such yarn

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ingrain1

First recorded in 1760–70; originally phrase (dyed) in grain (i.e., with kermes)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ingrain1

C18: from the phrase dyed in grain dyed with kermes through the fibre
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But the beat has become so ingrained in their lives that they’ll never forsake it altogether.

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Chilcot criticised the emergence of an "ingrained belief" within senior levels of the UK policy community over the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

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The elephant in the room — so fundamentally accepted that it largely goes unmentioned — is the deeply ingrained culture of violence in the United States.

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“It’s definitely one of those things that’s ingrained in my brain forever.”

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Marriage has been ingrained in me since I could form memories.

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