Meaning of 'engrain'

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Meaning of ‘engrain’

3 definitions found.

engrain

To dye in grain, or of a fast color. See Ingrain. Leaves engrained in lusty green. Spenser.

To incorporate with the grain or texture of anything; to infuse deeply. See Ingrain. The stain hath become engrained by time. Sir W. Scott.

To color in imitation of the grain of wood; to grain. See Grain, v. t.,

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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