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dyed·-in-the-wool (dīd′in t̸hə wo̵ol′)

adjective

  1. dyed before being woven
  2. ☆ thoroughgoing; unchanging

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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