"double-dyed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=double-dyed}} double-dyed (not comparable)
  1. Dyed twice; thoroughly or intensely coloured. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-double-dyed-en-adj-E7LNWdM5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11
  2. (figuratively) Firmly fixed in opinions or habits; confirmed; inveterate. Tags: figuratively, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-double-dyed-en-adj-y16muANq

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