Engrained

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.
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              Leaves engrained in lusty green.      --Spenser.


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     2. To incorporate with the grain or texture of anything; to
        infuse deeply. See {Ingrain}.
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              The stain hath become engrained by time. --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     3. To color in imitation of the grain of wood; to grain. See
        {Grain}, v. t., 1.
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