stain
/steɪn/
Dictionary
noun
- A discoloured spot or area.
- A blemish on one's character or reputation.
- A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.
- A reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible.
- Any of a number of non-standard tinctures used in modern heraldry.
verb
- To discolour.
"armour stained with blood"
- To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation
- To coat a surface with a stain
"the stained glass used for church windows"
- To become stained; to take a stain.
- To treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features
- To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.
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