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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Engrained | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Engrain \En*grain"\, v. t. [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}, v. t., 1. | |
