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