dyed-in-the-wool

[ dahyd-n-th uh-woo l ]

/ ˈdaɪd n ðəˈwʊl /

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adjective

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

dyed before weaving.

Nearby words

dyce, alexander, dyck, sir anthony van, dye, dye sensitizing, dye transfer, dyed-in-the-wool, dyeing, dyeline, dyer, dyer's greenweed, dyer's moss

Origin of dyed-in-the-wool

First recorded in 1570–80

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Examples 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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Culture 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.”