To dye in grain Meaning, Definition & Usage

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1. to dye of a fast color by means of the coccus or kermes grain [see Grain, n., 5]; hence, to dye firmly; also, to dye in the wool, or in the raw material. See under Dye.

   The red roses flush up in her cheeks . . . Likce crimson dyed in grain. Spenser.