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Definition of: ingrain
(in·grān′) v.t.
1. To fix deeply; impress indelibly upon the mind or character.
2. To dye before weaving; dye with “grain” or scarlet. Also spelled engrain.
—noun (in′grān′) A carpet made of ingrained worsted; also, the ingrained wool or other material of which it is made.
—adjective (in′grān′) Dyed in the yarn before manufacture; hence, thoroughly inwrought. [Var. of ENGRAIN]
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