Ingrain

What do we mean by ingrain?

To fix deeply or indelibly, as in the mind. transitive verb

To dye or stain into the fiber of. transitive verb

Deep-seated; ingrained. adjective

Made of predyed fibers; thoroughly dyed. adjective

Made of fiber or yarn dyed before weaving. Used especially of rugs. adjective

Yarn or fiber dyed before manufacture. noun

An ingrain rug or carpet. noun

Dyed with grain or kermes. See grain, 11.

Dyed in the yarn or thread before manufacture: said of a textile fabric.

Belonging to the fabric from the beginning; imparted to it in the thread or yarn: said of a color used in dyeing.

A yarn or fabric dyed with fast colors before manufacture. noun

A quarter of a chaldron of coals given in excess of the measure when the total exceeds 5 chaldrons. noun

To dye with grain or the scarlet dye produced by the kermes-insect; hence, from the permanence and excellence of this dye, to dye in any deep, permanent, or enduring color.

To dye in the grain or raw material before manufacture.

Hence To work into the natural texture; imbue thoroughly; impregnate the whole substance or nature of, as the mind.

To lay on, as color.

Synonyms Ingrained, Inbred, Inborn, etc. See inherent.

An ingrain fabric, as a carpet. noun

Dyed with grain, or kermes. adjective

Dyed before manufacture, -- said of the material of a textile fabric; hence, in general, thoroughly inwrought; forming an essential part of the substance. adjective

An ingrain fabric, such as a carpet.

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Words that are spelled similarly to ingrain:
ingrain, engrain, in grain.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word ingrain:
wallpaper, blue.

Words that rhyme with ingrain:
in grain, one grain, ton grain, un grain.

Adjectives that are often used to describe ingrain:
ply, treble, teller, english, double, red, cheap, good.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective ingrain:
beard, mantle.

Consonant match to ingrain:
engrain, ingrown, in grain, ann green, ann greene, anne green, anne greene, n green, un grain.

Words that sound like ingrain:
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