From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ingrain \In"grain'\ (?; 277), adjective [Pref. in- in + grain kermes. See {Engrain}, {Grain}.]
1. Dyed with grain, or kermes. [Obs.]
2. Dyed before manufacture, -- said of the material of a textile fabric; hence, in general, thoroughly inwrought; forming an essential part of the substance.
{Ingrain carpet}, a double or two-ply carpet.
{Triple ingrain carpet}, a three-ply carpet.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ingrain \In"grain'\, noun An ingrain fabric, as a carpet.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ingrain \In"grain'\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Ingrained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ingraining}.] [Written also engrain.]
1. To dye with or in grain or kermes.
2. To dye in the grain, or before manufacture.
3. To work into the natural texture or into the mental or moral constitution of; to stain; to saturate; to imbue; to infix deeply.
Our fields ingrained with blood. --Daniel.
Cruelty and jealousy seem to be ingrained in a man who has these vices at all. --Helps.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
1: thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt" [syn: {grain}]
2: produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" [syn: {impress}, {instill}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
92 Moby Thesaurus words for "ingrain": apply paint, bed, bedaub, bedizen, begild, besmear, brush on paint, calcimine, coat, color, complexion, confirm, cover, dab, daub, deep-dye, define, dip, distemper, double-dye, dye, embed, emblazon, enamel, engild, engraft, engrave, entrench, establish, etch, face, fast-dye, fix, found, fresco, gild, glaze, gloss, grain, grave, ground, hue, illuminate, imbue, impact, implant, impress, imprint, incise, infix, inoculate, inscribe, invest, jam, japan, lacquer, lay on color, leaven, lodge, pack, paint, parget, pigment, plant, prime, print, root, seat, set, set in, settle, shade, shadow, shellac, slop on paint, smear, stain, stamp, steep, stereotype, stipple, suffuse, tinct, tincture, tinge, tint, tone, undercoat, varnish, wash, wedge, whitewash
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