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Meaning of ENGRAIN

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 
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