1. dyed-in-the-wool - Adjective
2. dyed-in-the-wool - Verb
dyed in the wool
simple past and past participle of dye in the wool
dyed in the wool (comparative more dyed in the wool, superlative most dyed in the wool)
(idiomatic) Alternative spelling of dyed-in-the-wool (Set in one's ways, steadfast.)
(of textiles) Having the fibres dyed before they are formed into cloth.
(idiomatic, figuratively, of a person) Firmly established in one's beliefs or habits; having a specified characteristic, identity, etc. deeply ingrained in one's nature.
Synonym: inveterate
Smith was a dyed-in-the-wool typist and never really got used to writing on computers.
John Major was described by his opponents as a dyed-in-the-wool Conservative.
dyed in the wool
Nature never intended me to be a partisan leader ... Every instinct of mine would indicate that I was meant to be a dyed-in-the-wool Tory, or even a bishop, rather than the leader of a revolution. Éamon de Valera
I was the adoring son of a Welsh-Irish father, a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat, a Catholic Knight of Columbus who was a blue-collar, trade union organizer and, not surprisingly, a fervid Nixon-hater. Bob Gunton
For a dyed-in-the-wool author, nothing is as dead as a book once it is written. She is rather like a cat whose kittens have grown up. Rumer Godden
I think Vajpayee is a dyed-in-the-wool RSS man. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
I like California but I'm dyed-in-the-wool Oklahoma. I see a deer in L.A., and everybody's standing around it taking pictures. Back home, that's the enemy! Blake Shelton
And he’s a real dyed in the wool conservative, very much this profile of candidate who appeals to your typical base voters, but maybe would have a harder time reaching out and broadening the electorate. Source: Internet