dyed-in-the-wool

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 29, 2023 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>dyed-in-the-wool</strong> &#149; \dyde-in-thuh-WOOL\&nbsp; &#149; <em>adjective</em><br /> <p>Someone described as <em>dyed-in-the-wool</em> has very strong, uncompromising beliefs or opinions.</p> <p>// The festival was held in a remote, rural town, ensuring it would attract no one but the most <em>dyed-in-the-wool</em> bluegrass fans. </p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dyed-in-the-wool">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>“Nearly a century after Milton Hershey brought hockey here in part to entertain chocolate factory workers, the Bears and their fans still hold a novel place in the sport. The oldest AHL team serves as the primary development club for the Washington Capitals, even though it has supporters who have been season ticket holders longer than the Capitals have existed. Some players refer to Hershey as the ‘33rd NHL city’ because of the team’s <em>dyed-in-the-wool</em> fan base, much of which comprises generations of families that have followed it since World War II.” — Roman Stubb, <em>The Washington Post</em>, 4 Apr. 2023</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p>Early yarn makers would dye wool before spinning it into yarn to make the fibers retain their color longer, an order of operations still frequently followed. In 16th-century England, that make-it-last coloring practice led writers to draw a comparison between the dyeing of wool and the way children could, if taught early, be influenced in ways that would last throughout their lives. In the 19th-century U.S., the wool-dyeing practice put eloquent <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Federalist-Party">Federalist</a> orator <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Daniel-Webster">Daniel Webster</a> in mind of a certain type of <a href="https: