dyed-in-the-wool

[dahyd-n-th uh-woo l]

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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

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Related Words for 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

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Historical Examples of dyed-in-the-wool

A “Dyed-in-the-Wool” Brooklynite from cradle to editorial chair.
What's in the New York Evening Journal
New York Evening Journal
This is genuine, dyed-in-the-wool sport, this is, and all the boys are yelling their heads off for their favorite.
Camping
Alexandra G. Lockwine
He was a dyed-in-the-wool abolition Republican and took the Boston Transcript for forty-six years.
Great Possessions
David Grayson
You're the only seasoned, all around, dyed-in-the-wool, genuwine cowpuncher in the whole outfit.
The Pony Rider Boys in Texas
Frank Gee Patchin
In thought it is a piece of dyed-in-the-wool old fogyism, but in form and literary style it is vigorous, jaunty, and amusing.
A History of American Literature
Percy H. Boynton

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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dyed-in-the-wool in Culture

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.”