dyed-in-the-wool

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Having the fibres dyed before they are formed into cloth.

   “[…] some Druggets with Thread, that are dyed in the Piece; the others are dyed in the Wool, i. e. the Wool of which they are made, is dyed of several Colours, before it is carded, spun, and weaved.”

2. sıfat Firmly established in one's beliefs or habits; having a specified characteristic, identity, etc. deeply ingrained in one's nature.

   “Smith was a dyed-in-the-wool typist and never really got used to writing on computers.”