Dyed in the wool

verb

Definitions

1.verb(fabrication) To dye woolen fibers before they are spun into thread.

2.adjective(of textiles) Dyed before being formed into cloth.

3.adjectiveFirmly established in a person's beliefs or habits; deeply ingrained in the nature of a person or thing.

"John Major was described by his opponents as a dyed-in-the-wool Conservative."

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