engrain
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the French phrase en grain. See grain (“cochineal dye”).
Verb[edit]
engrain (third-person singular simple present engrains, present participle engraining, simple past and past participle engrained)
- Alternative spelling of ingrain
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
engrain m (plural engrains)
- (botany) einkorn wheat
- Synonym: petit épeautre
Further reading[edit]
- “engrain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.