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To dye in grain, or of a fast color. See Ingrain.

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  1. v. t. To dye in grain, or of a fast color. See Ingrain.
  2. v. t. To incorporate with the grain or texture of anything; to infuse deeply. See Ingrain.
  3. v. t. To color in imitation of the grain of wood; to grain. See Grain, v. t., 1.
  4. 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.
  5. v. t. To dye in grain, or of a fast color. See Ingrain. v. t. To incorporate with the grain or texture of anything; to infuse deeply. See Ingrain. v. t. To color in imitation of the grain of wood; to grain. See Grain, v. t., 1.