dyed-in-the-wool

[ dahyd-n-thuh-wool ]

/ ˈdaɪd n ðəˈwʊl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR dyed-in-the-wool ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

through and through; complete: a dyed-in-the-wool reformer.

dyed before weaving.

Origin of dyed-in-the-wool

First recorded in 1570–80

Words nearby dyed-in-the-wool

Dyaus, Dyazide, dybbuk, Dyce, dye, dyed-in-the-wool, dyeing, dyeline, Dyer, Dyerma, dyer's-broom

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Example sentences from the Web for dyed-in-the-wool

Not one person in a thousand will believe Im a real, bona-fide, dyed-in-the-wool widow!
Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905|Various
For a genuine, all-round, dyed-in-the-wool separator of coin from its proud possessor, the train butcher is the limit.
Twenty Years a Detective in the Wickedest City in the World|Clifton R. Wooldridge
Yes, were dyed-in-the-wool fans, admitted Bob, and told the operator something of their radio work.
The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass|Allen Chapman
But he was, doubtless, an eccentric though an experienced and dyed-in-the-wool socialist who had lectured over half the globe.
Greenwich Village|Anna Alice Chapin

It is a dyed-in-the-wool skilled workers' union, and has been such ever since its foundation forty-five years ago.
The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons|William Z. Foster

British Dictionary definitions for dyed-in-the-wool

dyed-in-the-wool

adjective

extreme or unchanging in attitude, opinion, etc

(of a fabric) made of dyed yarn

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Cultural definitions for dyed-in-the-wool

dyed-in-the-wool

Thoroughgoing or complete: “The door-to-door salespeople are wasting their time with Evans; he's a dyed-in-the-wool advocate of shopping on the Internet.”

单词	dyed-in-the-wool
释义	dyed-in-the-wool [ dahyd-n-thuh-wool ] / ˈdaɪd n ðəˈwʊl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dyed-in-the-wool ON THESAURUS.COM adjective through and through; complete: a dyed-in-the-wool reformer. dyed before weaving. Origin of dyed-in-the-wool First recorded in 1570–80 Words nearby dyed-in-the-wool Dyaus, Dyazide, dybbuk, Dyce, dye, dyed-in-the-wool, dyeing, dyeline, Dyer, Dyerma, dyer's-broom Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dyed-in-the-wool Not one person in a thousand will believe Im a real, bona-fide, dyed-in-the-wool widow! Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905\|Various For a genuine, all-round, dyed-in-the-wool separator of coin from its proud possessor, the train butcher is the limit. Twenty Years a Detective in the Wickedest City in the World\|Clifton R. Wooldridge Yes, were dyed-in-the-wool fans, admitted Bob, and told the operator something of their radio work. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass\|Allen Chapman But he was, doubtless, an eccentric though an experienced and dyed-in-the-wool socialist who had lectured over half the globe. Greenwich Village\|Anna Alice Chapin It is a dyed-in-the-wool skilled workers' union, and has been such ever since its foundation forty-five years ago. The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons\|William Z. Foster British Dictionary definitions for dyed-in-the-wool dyed-in-the-wool adjective extreme or unchanging in attitude, opinion, etc (of a fabric) made of dyed yarn Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dyed-in-the-wool absolute, complete, confirmed, congenital, deep-rooted, deep-seated, die-hard, entrenched, fixed, full-fledged, genuine, hardened, ingrained, long-standing, thorough, thoroughgoing, unchangeable, uncompromising, utter, true Cultural definitions for dyed-in-the-wool dyed-in-the-wool Thoroughgoing or complete: “The door-to-door salespeople are wasting their time with Evans; he's a dyed-in-the-wool advocate of shopping on the Internet.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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dyed-in-the-wool

adjective

Origin of dyed-in-the-wool

Words nearby dyed-in-the-wool

Example sentences from the Web for dyed-in-the-wool

British Dictionary definitions for dyed-in-the-wool

adjective

Words related to dyed-in-the-wool

Cultural definitions for dyed-in-the-wool