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dyed-in-the-wool

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dyed-in-the-wool (ddn--wl)
adj.
1. Thoroughgoing; out-and-out: a dyed-in-the-wool populist.
2. Dyed before being woven into cloth.

dyed-in-the-wool
adj
1. extreme or unchanging in attitude, opinion, etc.
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (of a fabric) made of dyed yarn
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dyed-in-the-wool
adjective confirmed, complete, established, entrenched, die-hard, deep-rooted, through-and-through, inveterate, deep-dyed (usually derogatory) He was a dyed-in-the-wool conservative.
Translations
dyed-in-the-wool [ˈdaɪdɪnðəˈwʊl] ADJ (fig) → testarudo
dyed-in-the-wool
adjErz-, durch und durch pred; attitudeeingefleischt; he’s a dyed-in-the-wool conservative/romanticer ist ein Erzkonservativer/-romantiker, er ist durch und durch konservativ/romantisch
dyed-in-the-wool [ˈdaɪdnðˈwʊl] adj (fig) → inveterato/a
dyed-in-the-wool [ˈdaɪdnðˈwʊl] adj (fig) → inveterato/a


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