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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Engrain \En*grain"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Engrained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Engraining}.] [Pref. en- + grain. Cf. {Ingrain}.]
1. To dye in grain, or of a fast color. See {Ingrain}.
Leaves engrained in lusty green. --Spenser.
2. To incorporate with the grain or texture of anything; to infuse deeply. See {Ingrain}.
The stain hath become engrained by time. --Sir W. Scott.
3. To color in imitation of the grain of wood; to grain. See {Grain}, verb (used with an object), 1.
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