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dyed-in-the-wool

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dyed-in-the-wool (d

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adj.

1. Thoroughgoing; out-and-out: a dyed-in-the-wool populist.

2. Dyed before being woven into cloth.

dyed-in-the-wool

Adjective

having strong and unchanging attitudes or opinions: he's a dyed-in-the-wool communist

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