ingrain carpet

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ingrain carpet - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ingrain \In"grain`\ (?; 277), a. [Pref. in- in + grain kermes.
     See Engrain, Grain.]
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     1. Dyed with grain, or kermes. [Obs.]
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     2. Dyed before manufacture, -- said of the material of a
        textile fabric; hence, in general, thoroughly inwrought;
        forming an essential part of the substance.
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     Ingrain carpet, a double or two-ply carpet.
  
     Triple ingrain carpet, a three-ply carpet.
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