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Ingrain carpet

Ingrain \In"grain`\ (?; 277), a. [Pref. in- in + grain kermes. See Engrain, Grain.]

  1. Dyed with grain, or kermes. [Obs.]

  2. Dyed before manufacture, -- said of the material of a textile fabric; hence, in general, thoroughly inwrought; forming an essential part of the substance.

    Ingrain carpet, a double or two-ply carpet.

    Triple ingrain carpet, a three-ply carpet.